UTIAS Snowbird

Snowbird
The UTIAS Snowbird human-powered ornithopter on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
General information
TypeHuman-powered Ornithopter
National originCanada
ManufacturerUTIAS Human-Powered Ornithopter Project
Statusretired
Primary userHPO Project
Number built1
History
First flight31 July 2010
Retired2 August 2010

The Snowbird is a human-powered ornithopter that was built as a project of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Snowbird was the first human-powered ornithopter to fly straight and level.

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