人类一直梦想,像蝴蝶和鸟儿那样扇动翅膀在天空中飞来飞去。然而,人类研制出各种类型的飞机、直升机,却独独未能研制出扇动翅膀就能飞行的“扑翼飞机”。
意大利画家达芬奇那副著名的扑翼飞机草图创作于1485年左右。
The Italian painter Leonardo Da Vinci made his famous sketches of the ornithopter around 1485.
托德·理查特的扑翼飞机没有发动机,而是靠机翼像鸟的翅膀一样拍打保持飞行。
Todd Reichert's ornithopter is an engineless plane that stays aloft by flapping its wings like a bird.
加拿大团体称他们的扑翼飞机实际上能通过空气为自己提供动力,而且他们有遥测数据可证明这一点。
The Canadian group says their ornithopter actually powered itself through the air, and that they have the telemetry data to prove it.
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