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December 13, 2004

Ornithopter

University of Toronto professor, James DeLaurier is trying to build a working ornithopter (hat tip to the Flea's aviation expert).

"A full-scale, human-carrying, flapping-wing aircraft has never been successfully attained," DeLaurier said. "And it's humanity's most ancient dream of flight, so the motivation is to finally achieve that."

And the words "flapping-wing aircraft" are certainly evocative.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 13, 2004 07:24 AM

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