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Ornithopter facts for kids

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The Pteryx Skybird ornithopter in flight

An ornithopter from the ancient Greek language is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers try to make the flapping-wing flight of birds, bats, and insects seem real. Though machines may differ in form, they are usually built on the same scale as these flying creatures. Manned ornithopters have also been built, and some have worked. The machines are of two general types: those with engines, and those powered by the muscles of the pilot.

Images for kids

  • Cybird

    Cybird radio-controlled ornithopter

  • Leonardo da Vinci helicopter and lifting wing

    Leonardo da Vinci's ornithopter design

  • Edward Frost ornithopter
    E.P. Frost's 1902 ornithopter
  • Otto is going to fly

    Otto Lilienthal on August 16, 1894 with his kleiner Schlagflügelapparat

  • Schmid

    Schmid 1942 Ornithopter

  • Riout 102T Alérion by René Riout France

    Riout 102T Alérion by René Riout France 1937

  • HHAMS Planes 2016 Skyonme Spybird Fred 01 FRD

    Skyonme Spybird

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ornitóptero para niños

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