Human-powered flight
A University of Toronto graduate student recently broke a flight record using a human-powered ornithopter.
U of T student makes history with human-powered "flapping-wing" plane - thestar.com
I know some of you will say "big deal" or "they used a car to get him up there" or whatever, but I think this is really cool. I like the idea of breaking new ground in such technological endeavours. Watch the video here:
http://vimeo.com/15168317
More details here:
http://vimeo.com/15168011
Other footage here:
Human-Powered Ornithopter on Vimeo
What do you think?
I think this is really cool. It seems all so steampunky or something. I could imagine people launching these units from airships!
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Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 09-22-2010 at 08:40 AM..
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