| Snowbird | |
|---|---|
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| The UTIAS Snowbird human-powered ornithopter on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | |
| Role | Human-powered Ornithopter |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | UTIAS Human-Powered Ornithopter Project |
| First flight | 31 July 2010 |
| Retired | 2 August 2010 |
| Status | retired |
| Primary user | HPO Project |
| Number built | 1 |
The Snowbird is a human-powered ornithopter that was built as a project of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). Snowbird was the first human-powered ornithopter to fly straight and level.[1][2]
- ^ Hayden Smith. "Snowbird: The first man-powered plane with flapping wings". Metro.
- ^ "Video: Canadian Student Becomes First Human to Fly Under Own Power, By Flapping Wings". Popular Science. 23 September 2010.