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ORNITHOPTERIST [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Once the two engineers came up with a flapping mechanism that wouldn't shake the craft apart - not an easy task in itself and one that had stumped many other would-be-ornithopterists-they needed wings. "To make a flapping wing that lifts and thrusts at the same time requires a great deal of analysis."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

Voir fiche «ornithoptère».

Spanish

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