World's First Human-Powered Ornithopter

Why it was recommended

real science/engineering awesomeness like this

Strong recommendationknowtheory · Original2012-03

What it covers

A short clip of the Snowbird, a human-powered ornithopter built by University of Toronto students. On August 2, 2010 it sustained altitude and airspeed for 19.3 seconds, the. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

OrnithopterProject

Length

2 min 24 sec

Year

2010

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