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August 2016

OGLE SPONSOR BRITISH HUMAN POWERED FLIGHT CLUB

OGLE SPONSOR BRITISH HUMAN POWERED FLIGHT CLUB

At Ogle, we always want to know about the incredible engineering activity that’s happening in the UK. Having been fans of the British Human Powered Flight Club (BHPFC) since their first competition last year, it was a great honour to be asked to be a sponsor of this year’s event, held at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire on 15th – 24th July and organised by Roger Warren.

Formed to promote the sport of Human Powered Flight, the BHPFC allows some of the brightest and most talented aeronautical engineers to battle it out for the Icarus Cup and see who can take the title for maintaining flight for the longest distance. While the first Royal Aeronautical Society event was held in 2012, it was only last year that the BHPFC took over to run the competition. Since the Icarus Cup was first presented, it’s taken little time for the HPA competition to become one of the most hotly contested competitions for sporting aviation and has found interest in Lithuania and China.

Open to entries by teams from around the world, the last two years included universities from countries as far reaching as France and Japan, it was our pleasure to provide prizes for some of the event’s top-placed groups; 3D print SLS model of the winner’s choosing. With teams made up of between six and 12 people, the event is graced by a host of some of the most innovative and impressive aeronautical creations.

As well as providing engineering students and enthusiasts the chance to show off their talents and unique flying machines, the event is also a fabulous opportunity for attendees to meet and greet some of the industry’s great and good. In fact, no other event in Britain brings the country’s top aeronautical engineering faculties together to put their designs into practice and also measure up against entrants attracted the challenge from overseas.

Congratulations to Mike Trulove for 1st place and winner of the RAeS Icarus Cup, to runner up Paul Wales and to 3rd place, Daniel Barford. Each team saw their fair share of elation and disappointment, with breakages and new pilots stepping up to the mark. The competition was considered to be the best yet, with a nail biting last few days as the points were toted up. There was very little separating the first and second placed teams and pilots, all well aware that one poor decision could hand the lead to the opposition.

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