Flight #7, August 2nd, 2010

Last flight of the day, August 2nd, 2010. The loud snap is the breaking of the main drive wire under 800 lbs of load. Fortunately the pulleys retained the wires and the wings did not disintegrate.

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]

Holy shit it fucking flaps!

[FlyWithMeeeee]

After he starts to flap it sinks more than before

[DAwidex94pl]

wing flapping like a bird XD

[MYSTOFFLAMES]

@123momolee WEELLLL!!!! DUU!!!! it need to get going stupid

[suzuki834]

@123momolee well ya its a glider....

[boypickup27]

real plane bird lol

[123momolee]

you can sooo tell that the car is pulling it

[kondakor1998]

the hilarious part is that a smart car is towing it lol

[WildBillTurkey]

This camera angle makes it look like they're towing an aircraft aloft with a Smart Car™! That would be hilarious

[BWCmike]

lol, but how long does it go without flapping? could it just be the initial momentum?