- UTIAS Ornithopter No.1
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No.1 Role Experimental ornithopter Manufacturer University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Designer James DeLaurier First flight 8 July 2006 Number built 1 The UTIAS Ornithopter No.1 (registration C-GPTR) was an ornithopter built in Canada in the late 1990s. On 8 July 2006, it took off under its own power, assisted by a turbine jet engine, making a flight of around 300 metres that lasted 14 seconds.[1]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.56 m (41 ft 2 in)
- Gross weight: 322 kg (710 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × König SC-430, 18 kW (24 hp)
Performance
- Cruising speed: 82 km/h (51 mph)
See also
- UTIAS Snowbird
References
- ^ Hein, Treena (2006-10-12). "CBC News In Depth: Science: The world's first flying ornithopter". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/science/ornithopter.html. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
External links
- Black, Debra (9 July 2006). "It flies! Aviation history is made by the 'flapper'". Toronto Star.
- Hein, Treena (2006-10-12). "CBC News In Depth: Science: The world's first flying ornithopter". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/science/ornithopter.html. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- Follain, John (2004-12-19). "Test run for Da Vinci’s flapping rooster plane". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article404156.ece. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- Excell, Jon (2001-08-13). "Aircraft in a flap". The Engineer. http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/aircraft-in-a-flap/270570.article. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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