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Human-Powered Ornithopter Would Make da Vinci Proud
aol ^ | Sep. 28 2010 | Michael Zak

Posted on 09/29/2010 5:08:58 PM PDT by woofie

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If they could truly fly why did they stop? If the machine could maintain flight for an extended period why stop just after the "record". Why not "fly" till the guy's legs got tired?

It's a scam.

21 posted on 09/30/2010 12:37:49 PM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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Of course I WANT to believe so Im trying to temper that with the reservations from this crowd....you are right a prolonged flight is necessary to prove that it is lifting by the flapping motion of the wings if it comes down in spite of the pedaling its a fake...I cant tell from this video if lift is occurring.

Somehow four years of work seems a bit much to put into a fake.

It got a lot of press and it will be checked out by experts so we shall see


22 posted on 09/30/2010 12:53:53 PM PDT by woofie
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The comment section at the web-site that has the article is interesting. Its the exact same debate that is going on here


23 posted on 09/30/2010 1:03:45 PM PDT by woofie
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Looks like there’s some pretty impressive engineering going on inside those wings. It appears that all of the mechanics are internal inside the wing. I don’t see any wires tugging at the wing from above or below.

I’d love to see how that works.


24 posted on 09/30/2010 1:27:10 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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that caught my eye as well and its a very fluid movement


25 posted on 09/30/2010 2:20:47 PM PDT by woofie
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If it was truly human powered, it wouldn’t need a truck to tow it with.

Fail.


26 posted on 09/30/2010 2:30:41 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Obama, Pelosi and Reid - the Trio of Twits)
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I think it would take a lot more power to get off the ground than to get lift once in the air. But you could achieve the same thing as towing by jumping off of a high place ...is that cheating?


27 posted on 09/30/2010 3:24:58 PM PDT by woofie
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