Flapping Bird

Flapping Bird

In this ornithopter (a machine designed to fly by flapping its wings) the pilot functions as the engine. He stands in the middle of the structure hooked up to a complicated drive transmission. By moving his arms, legs, and head, he powers the flapping of the huge wings. ("The head of this individual generates a force equal to 200 points," Leonardo wrote.)

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