Ornithopter
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Ornithopter
An aeroplane that flies by flapping its wings like a bird.
Review of the Skybird RC Ornithopter.
Ornithopter: A mechanically driven aerodyne whose lift in flight is obtained by the action of flapping wings.
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ORNITHOPTER - Name for a flapping-wing aircraft. Only model ornithopters have flown to date.
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Victor Tatin Ornithopter of 1875
He constructed a large number of mechanical birds of all sizes and various weights; he tried many modifications and entire or partial reconstructions, and finally concluded, ...
A Belgian, the Brugge-born Vincent de Groof, also attempted to get an ornithopter to fly. He moved to London where he built his flying machine.
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