Flapping flight - following the example of birds
Well the oldest idea of flying: the flapping flight - to today the idea is subject to research and ambitious projects.
The allegedly successful apparatus of the French Besnier
Film: Smartbird (Download 4,9 MB)
In the video, the most recent, spectacular imitation of bird-flight can be seen: At the Hanover-Fair 2011, the company FESTO presented their Smart Bird
corporate video -courtesy of Festo AG
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Depiction from Astra Castra, 1864
Voice actor: H.Gülland - Vorpommersche Landesbühne Anklam