UTIAS Snowbird

Snowbird
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.

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