The HPA Notebook

Photo Credit: Elanor Andreassen This year’s BHPFC’s Icarus Cup Competition, held at Sywell Aerodrome, saw Niall Paterson complete the Jacobson Figure of Eight course on his first attempt, capturing the Jacobson Figure 8 Prize in the first year it was offered. The ￡1000 prize was awarded to Paterson after his completion of 1.5 loops of the figure of eight in just under 3 minutes. The award, open to individuals and teams from anywhere in the world, is awarded to the aircraft that flies the farthest after one completion of a figure of eight with turning points set 350m apart. Paterson flew Aerocycle 3, a human-powered airplane designed and built by John Edgley. Aerocycle 3 claimed the team prize this year at the rally, and Paterson also won the individual pilot Icarus Cup this year, repeating his victory from last year. A video of Paterson’s history-making flight

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...