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First Human-Powered Ornithopter

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-stop-pedaling dept.

spasm writes "A University of Toronto engineering graduate student has made and successfully flown a human-powered flapping-wing aircraft. From the article: 'Todd Reichert, a PhD candidate at the university's Institute of Aerospace Studies, piloted the wing-flapping aircraft, sustaining both altitude and airspeed for 19.3 seconds and covering a distance of 145 metres at an average speed of 25.6 kilometres per hour.'"

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  1. Ornithopter by koterica · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can we ride it out to the spice harvester?

  2. Congratulations UofT by Filter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Incredible!

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