Gamera I's first flight in May 2011 lifted off the ground for about four seconds.

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Gamera II builds on its predecessor (unsurprisingly, Gamera I) by featuring improved transmission, rotor design and a redesigned cockpit.

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Or, rather, lengths, by setting a new US record for flight duration of 49.9 seconds with its Gamera II rotorcraft.

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The team has built a few versions of their helicopter, named after the Gamera, a fire-breathing flying turtle and monster contemporary of Godzilla.

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The pair raised enough money to fund their own rapid successes, nearly matching the Gamera's flights inside an indoor soccer field near Toronto, Mr. Robertson says.

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Robertson and Reichert, classmates at the University of Toronto, first heard about the Gamera's initial attempts back in 2011, they decided they would give the Sikorsky Prize a shot as well.

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Gan nad yw hi'n bosib i gynnal arwerthiannau da byw eleni oherwydd cyfyngiadau Clwy y Traed a'r Genau, mae'r Gymdeithas, drwy gymorth Cwysi, wedi trefnu arwerthiant meheryn drwy gamera digidol, i'w chynnal gydag arwerthwyr newydd marchnad da byw Llanrwst, Bradburne Price, ddydd Gwener, Hydref 19 am 11 y bore yng ngwesty'r Eryrod, Llanrwst.

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