Snowbird: First Sustained Human-Powered Ornithopter Flight

OrnithopterProject · Demo · 2 min · 2010 · YouTube title: World's First Human-Powered Ornithopter

Why it's here

Used as the real example of human-powered flapping flight, in contrast to hoaxes and other human-powered aircraft discussions.

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 first such flight.