Real-life Ornithopter to Take Flight?

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Real-life Ornithopter to Take Flight?

Posted by Hemos on Thursday September 20, 2001 @05:41AM from the duncan-idaho-would-be-so-proud dept.

A reader writes "According to this article at space.com, researchers at the University of Toronto have designed and built a working ornithopter. Their design will (hopefully) lift off solely powered by the motion of its articulated wings. First envisaged by Leonardo da Vinci, many will recall ornithopers' prominent role in Frank Herbert's Dune books. The U. Toronto Ornithopter project page is is found at ornithopter.net." "Usul^?, Base of the Pillar"

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Move on! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:43 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Nothing to see here!
Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:43 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I miss you! I love you! I want to be with you!
1. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  she's mine, you bastard!
2. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  This is really tasteless. Please stop.
3. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Katy, i love you more than those two jerks. Oh, btw, who are you?
4. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  from what I've heard, she's been with lots of guys... the little whore...
5. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Katy rubs the lotion on its skin!
6. Re:Katy! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again!
Damn..... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Damn, the site is slashdotted ALREADY!!!! ;)
ornithopters are quite nifty by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

but most importantly BSD is dying !
I poop on you all by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

poooooooooooooooooop!

you are all lame and suck and such
Cherish my balls! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

what...what's that?

that's right kids: fp

Damn.

It is hard to be this much of a leet motherfucker. Not hard for ME so much as it is hard for YOUR common awareness to comprehend.

That is all.
Exterminate Trolls. Destroy All Sporks by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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1. Re:Exterminate Trolls. Destroy All Sporks by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Damn, we got our own geek Taliban!
2. Re:Exterminate Trolls. Destroy All Sporks by Robber+Baron · 2001-09-20 06:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Our slashdot users scream out for vengeance:
  
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Re:Superman!!!???? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

For those that live in new york:

"Look it's a bird, it's a plane...oh shit, it IS a plane."
He's a TROLL!!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Burn&nbsp him!&nbsp Burn&nbsp him! &nbsp
Re:Slashdotted - try the Google Cache by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Exterminate Trolls. Destroy All Sporks by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 05:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Our slashdot users scream out for vengeance:

1. Kill all Trolls.
2. Kill all Sporks.
3. Kill all Monkeys.
4. Kill all Trollmans.
5. Kill all Buttfuckers.
6. Kill all AC fuckheads.
7. Kill all Jeff Ks.
8. Kill all SpanishInquisitions.
9. Nuke Advocacy to hell.
10. Nuke Geekizoid again.
11. Death to Goatsex.

I piss on First Posts. I wipe my ass with "If I ever meet you..." I spit on "*BSD is dying."
Too many people connected. by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:03 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hahahahahahahahahah

IIS what a joke, and these people are building a flying machine.
1. Re:Too many people connected. by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  yup! IIS is once again pounded into dust in a few quick minutes
Yeah, well I run Apache... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

and I'm building an ASS&nbsp KICKING&nbsp MACHINE!
I just put you on the top of the beta testers list!
Re:Superman!!!???? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Tasteless joke: "It's a bird... It's a plane... It's... Oh shit, it is a plane!"
The Fedaykin by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Emperor we come for you... We come for you. LONG LIVE THE FIGHTERS!
you forgot something by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-20 06:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You forgot to mention the ramp at the end of the runway. Because the wings of planes arent angled nearly enough to get the initial force necessary to push the nose into the air.

You dolt. If youre going to claim something that undermines what has for decades been considered the fundamental principle of flight, you really should link to evidence.