2018 BHPFC (British Human Powered Flying Club) Icarus Cup Competition
Photo Credit: Elanor Andreassen This year’s BHPFC Icarus Cup Competition was held at Sywell Aerodrome, in Sywell, Northamptonshire, England from July 14 - 22. Two airplanes and their teams, Aerocycle 3 and Airglow, competed in the international competition. The Icarus Cup was awarded to the winning pilot, Niall Paterson, who repeated his win from last year. The newly-established Jacobson Figure of Eight prize of ￡1000 was also awarded to Niall Paterson after he completed 1.5 loops of the figure of eight. The team award of ￡1000 was awarded to Aerocycle 3, an HPA designed and built by John Edgley. This year’s competition saw two airplanes, Aerocycle 3 and Airglow, compete in 10 different tasks: Duration 200m time trial 1 km time trial 500m slalom course Distance around a triangular course Unassisted takeoff performance Landing accuracy Takeoff from grass 200m time trial with takeoff from grass Jacobson Figure of Eight Approximately one dozen pilots competed in this year’s compet...