Flight #6, August 2nd, 2010

Sixth flight of the day, August 2nd, 2010. Dave Wright courageously drags behind a tow car in a kayak. A tailwind makes takeoff difficult and the flight is aborted.

The Snowbird was designed and constructed by a team of students from the University of Toronto. On August 2nd 2010 it sustained both altitude and airspeed for 19.3 seconds, becoming the world's first successful human-powered ornithopter. Visit hpo.ornithopter.net for flight record data and project info.

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[Sto1en]

Shit, that's a long field.

[Mufaso1000]

Why didn't you just turn the plane in the other direction?

[roidroid]

@areurealyreadingthis I suggested amending a video description.

You flipped the fuck out.

Reappraise your life.

[areurealyreadingthis]

@roidroid its more than you could do dumb fuck

[RIolumds]

@roidroid nah it's just that if your gonna explain something like that send the uploader a message

[roidroid]

@RIolumds u mad?

[RIolumds]

@roidroid uhm how should i put this... SHUT UP

[roidroid]

You might want to amend the video description, as it seems to be incorrectly implying that this is a video of the 19 seconds of sustained flight on August 2nd 2010.

(Since the dates are identical, perhaps it would be better if you added info on which flight # was the SUCCESSFUL flight)

However in this video the towrope is released at 0:40 and the Craft lands at 0:53. So total airtime is a mere 13 seconds, and how much of this was "sustained flight" would be even less than 13 seconds.

[Anneoutremer]

@MasterCalimore Lets set the record straight : It is undisputed that the Wright were NOT the first to glide in heavier than air machines !!!! As a completely different topic, I believe that you would find it interesting to take a look at Gustav Whitehead story on Wikipedia as well as to the related Aviation history article.

[MeneerPietSkiet]

OMG the wings... they flap!  0_o