{"id":13926,"date":"2010-09-24T08:14:42","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T08:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/powered-by-human-beings-the-snowbird-ornithopter-uses-no-fuel-to-fly.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:57:50","slug":"powered-by-human-beings-the-snowbird-ornithopter-uses-no-fuel-to-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/powered-by-human-beings-the-snowbird-ornithopter-uses-no-fuel-to-fly.php","title":{"rendered":"Powered by human beings, the Snowbird ornithopter uses no fuel to fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"bird-plane.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/bird-plane.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\nEver dreamed of sporting a pair of wings before? Well, these might not be the feathered type you\u2019ve been day dreaming about, though it certainly is the closest human beings can get to flying with wings! Designed by Todd Reichert, of the University of Toronto, a PhD at the U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies, the ornithopter is Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s dream alive. Completely powered by a human being \u2013 no fossil fuels or anything alike used here \u2013 the ornithopter stayed up for a good 19.3 seconds and covered 145 meters off the ground. Christened the Snowbird, the ornithopter weighs in at around 43 kilograms. It boasts a wingspan as large as a Boeing 737, a whole 32 meters. Made from carbon fiber, foam and balsa wood, the Snowbird cost around $200,000 and took 4 years to build.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe width='450' height='338' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' src='http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/videozone\/embed\/865103'><\/iframe><br \/>\nBlast from the past or the future of aviation? Only time will tell! This one\u2019s certainly sufficiently green though!<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/article\/864633--bird-plane-a-flying-first\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">TheStar<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever dreamed of sporting a pair of wings before? Well, these might not be the feathered type you\u2019ve been day dreaming about, though it certainly is the closest human beings can get to flying with wings! 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