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Community Discussion => Flight Operations => Topic started by: EHM-1749 Hector on September 23, 2010, 06:15:53 pm

Title: "First Ever" Human-Powered Ornithopter Flight
Post by: EHM-1749 Hector on September 23, 2010, 06:15:53 pm

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/HumanPoweredOrnithopterFlight_203330-1.html (http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/HumanPoweredOrnithopterFlight_203330-1.html)

Title: Re: "First Ever" Human-Powered Ornithopter Flight
Post by: EHM-2155 Mariano on October 11, 2010, 10:36:21 pm

Hahah that's amazing yet ridiculously complicated and impractical. I don't think we'll ever have reliable "bird-like" planes, because it all depends on power and lightness on birds... hollow bones, small bodies, powerful muscles. I don't think we have the muscle power and stamina needed to sustain a machine like that in motion for long.

Title: Re: "First Ever" Human-Powered Ornithopter Flight
Post by: EHM-2585 Dan on October 16, 2010, 08:44:01 am

I agree, you probably would not go very far in it, but it does look cool with those wings flapping!