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[[File:Edward_Frost_ornithopter.JPG|thumb|<center>[[Edward Purkis Frost]]'s 1902 ornithopter</center>]]
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An '''ornithopter''' is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings like a bird.
  
[[File:Edward Frost ornithopter.JPG|thumb|<center>[[Edward Purkis Frost]]'s 1902 ornithopter</center>]]
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See also [[orthopter]], a similar term which technically implies "straight" wings rather than bird wings.
  
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* experimental: [[Reports on ornithopter patents]]
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 1 November 2023

Edward Purkis Frost's 1902 ornithopter

An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings like a bird.

See also orthopter, a similar term which technically implies "straight" wings rather than bird wings.

This wiki has 212 patents categorized in "ornithopter" or "orthopter".

Patents in categories ornithopter or ornithopters

Publications referring to ornithopter

Links

Enclosing categories Simple tech terms
Subcategories
Keywords Flapping, Wings, bird, Birds, Orthopter, Ornithopters
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