The Projects
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- Project: Da Vinci III, by students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Project: Yuri I, by students at Nihon University
- Project: A Day Fly by students at Nihon University (new)
- Project: Challenge of Saitama Institute of Technology (new)
- Project: Dragonfly at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Project: Geoff Hanbury (new)
- Project: Gyro HPH (new)
- Project: Hartford University and Central Connecticut State University
- Project: Helios, by students at the École de Technologie Supérieure
- Project: Howard University
- Project: Mitsubachi (new)
- Project: Monarch (new)
- Project: Naval Postgraduate School (new)
- Project: Palermo
- Project: Papillon A by students at Nihon University (new)
- Project: Papillon B by students at Nihon University (new)
- Project: Papillon C by students at Nihon University (new)
- Project: Peter Zwaan
- Project: Phoenix, by students at University of Michigan
- Project: Purdue University
- Project: Stacey Pedalcopter (Durham, UK)
- Project: Thunderbird, by students at University of British Columbia
- Project: Tipsy Bee, by Curtis Barnes
- Project: TU Delft
- Project: University of Colorado at Boulder HORS (new)
- Project: University of North Carolina, Charlotte
- Project: University of Texas at Austin
- Project: Vertigo (new)
- Project: Whirlyped (new)
- Project: Yuri II, by students at Nihon University
- Other Projects
Birdman Rally Japan Helicopters
The Birdman Rally in Japan is an annual event where aircraft compete by launching off a tall peer over a lake and trying to cover the most distance before splashing down. The two main categories are gliders and human powered propeller driven. But, there have been some years where human powered helicopters have competed with each other. Only 2001, 2002 and 2003 have results for a helicopter category. In 2004, the helicopter portion was removed from that year's lineup as well as future years due to pilot safety concerns (Translation). I guess the aircraft could not reliably clear the peer. Based on the photos gathered so far, the helicopters were launched from the tall peer just like the other aircraft. Under these conditions, the times recorded do not qualify under the rules for the Sikorsky Prize. The results were as follows:
Two helicopters waiting to go up the ramp in 2002.
| Year | Team | Time (Seconds) |
| 2003 | Dobon-club (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 2.89 |
| 2003 | Hannan President | 2.67 |
| 2003 | DAIAN 40th | 1.82 |
| 2003 | Oidemai Sanuki tries (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 1.31 |
| 2003 | da Vinci Kai (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | No record |
| 2002 | Higashi-Osaka Seinen-Kaigisho Tries | 4.07 |
| 2002 | Okumura Garage (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 2.10 |
| 2002 | Sekikado Tomono-Kai (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 1.50 |
| 2002 | Hannan Univ. Kaguya-hime | 1.28 |
| 2002 | Kanagawa Univ. Aeronauts Club | 1.21 |
| 2002 | K-ONE CHALLENGER (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | No record |
| 2002 | Naniwa Triathlon Club (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | No record |
| 2001 | Higashi-Osaka Seinen-Kaigisho Tries | 6.30 |
| 2001 | Pink Panther (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 2.67 |
| 2001 | Nihon Univ. Col. of Science and Tech. Motohashi Lab. (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 1.90 |
| 2001 | Kokushi-kan Univ. K-ONE CHALLENGER (私に電子メールを送りなさい) | 1.82 |
| 2001 | Kanagawa Univ. Aeronautical Engineering Club | Abstention |
If you have any information about these aircraft, the teams or if you have any photos PLEASE contact me! 8D