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IIT-Kanpur students’ unmanned drone helicopter wins prize at international contestA team of postgraduate students of Aerospace department of IIT-Kanpur have designed an unmanned drone helicopter named ‘Vibhram’. The design of Vibhram is unique unlike any other helicopter design. The drone has won third prize in 34th Annual Student Design Competition organised by American Helicopter Society. Giving details, head of Aerospace engineering department of IIT-Kanpur Assistant Prof Abhishek said, “The design of Vibhram is very innovative. The drone has been believed to be 10-20% more efficient than the existing motor design like the traditional Single main rotor and tail rotor and the Regular coaxial design..