?Snowbird? claims record for sustained flight of a human-powered ornithopter

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Ornithopters, aircraft that fly by flapping their wings, are a staple at birdman rallies the world over, inevitably resulting in the pilots of such craft plunging headlong into the drink. Now, more than 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first human-powered ornithopter in 1485, a team from the University of Toronto have succeeded where so many before them have failed and made aviation history by achieving a world record for sustained flight in a human-powered aircraft with flapping wings... Continue Reading “Snowbird” claims record for sustained flight of a human-powered ornithopter

Tags: Aircraft, Aviation, Flight, Record-breaking, University of Toronto

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