Aiming high - pilot realises da Vinci flight dream
A Canadian student inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's sketches says he has made the first sustained flight in a human-powered, wing-flapping aircraft.
Todd Reichert's ornithopter is an engineless plane that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird.
The craft, dubbed "Snowbird", flew 145m (476 feet) at the Great Lakes Gliding Club in Tottenham, Ontario.
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale is expected to confirm the record at its meeting in October. READ MORE
Todd Reichert's ornithopter is an engineless plane that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird.
The craft, dubbed "Snowbird", flew 145m (476 feet) at the Great Lakes Gliding Club in Tottenham, Ontario.
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale is expected to confirm the record at its meeting in October. READ MORE
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