- Pichancourt
In 1889; Pichancourt (first name is not known) developed the L'Oiseau Mechanique (
Mechnical Bird ) which aimed to imitate the motion of a bird's wings in flight.References
*Chanute, Octave, "Progress in Flying Machines", Dover, 1894 (reprinted 1998), ISBN 0-486-29981-3
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