World's first flying ornithopter

Canadians have built ornithopter, an airplane, the wing beat goes by. Engineering PhD student at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Todd Reichert has a feat achieved finally human best engineers since the time of Leonardo as Vinci which has withdrawn a machine powered by a human pilot's seat outlines muscles. It was this machine so it fly 19.3 seconds, and the searches cover 145 meters at an average speed of 25.6 km / H.

The ornithopter's name is "Snowbird". It is built from wire, graphite and wood.Your weight is only 94 lb (42 kg) despite having a 105-foot span of Boeing 737 vergleichbar.Pilot powers the flapping wings of pedaling like a cyclist, one of the most efficient ways to energy, the use of the human body.