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The UTIAS Ornithopter No.1 (
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ornithopter
An ornithopter (from Greek ''ornis, ornith-'' "bird" and ''pteron'' "wing") is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers sought to imitate the flapping-wing flight of birds, bats, and insects. Though machines may differ in form, th ...
that was built in
Canada
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in the late 1990s. On 8 July 2006, it took off under its own power, assisted by a turbine jet engine, making a flight of around 300 metres that lasted 14 seconds, after which it crashed.
Specifications
See also
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UTIAS Snowbird
The Snowbird is a human-powered ornithopter that was built as a project of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Snowbird was the first human-powered ornithopter to fly straight and level.
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* {{cite web , url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/aircraft-in-a-flap/270570.article , access-date=2010-10-13 , title=Aircraft in a flap , publisher=The Engineer , first= Jon , last= Excell , date=2001-08-13
2000s Canadian experimental aircraft
Ornithopter No.1
Ornithopters
Aircraft with auxiliary jet engines
Aircraft first flown in 2006
High-wing aircraft