Plane that flies like a bird

[madokie]

http://www.flixxy.com/airplane-flies-like-a-bird.htm#.UA5qkuLnbWi

This is way cool

[siligut]

1. Beautifully done too, very graceful. nt

[UnrepentantLiberal]

2. Awesome.

You should post this in the science group.

[drm604]

3. It's an ornithopter.

It's nothing new.
http://www.mybionicbird.com/?gclid=COWBieqJsrECFUff4AoddW0AmA

I had a rubber band powered one when I was a kid.
http://www.tintoyarcade.com/products/Tim-Flying-Bird-DaVinci-Ornithopter.html

[malaise]

4. Fabulous

I'd force the creationists to watch this - science rocks

[HopeHoops]

5. We've had those for decades - fighter jets. They were designed after swallows.

SPEAKING of which, we had at least two dozen swallows and seven or eight dragon flies over our yard last night. Eat up, dudes.

[Javaman]

6. Now can they make a plane that lands like a bird?

I'll be impressed by that.

[madokie]

7. Friend of mine and his powered hang glider

he comes in and turns the nose up and lowers his legs and stops on the spot. Sometimes he'll take a few steps but most times he'll come in for a landing like I said.

[Javaman]

8. True, but...

it's still human powered.

And technically, it's a glider, not a plane.