ornithopter

A heavier-than-air aircraft that is propelled and sustained in flight by the flapping of its wings.

• 🇩🇪Ein Luftfahrzeug, das schwerer als Luft ist und sich durch den Flügelschlag im Flug antreibt und hält.

1. Flapping-wing aircraft C2 formal technical

   A heavier-than-air aircraft that achieves lift and propulsion through the flapping motion of its wings, mimicking bird or insect flight.

   • Leonardo da Vinci sketched designs for an ornithopter centuries ago.
   • Modern engineers are experimenting with small ornithopters for surveillance.
   • The ornithopter's wings flapped mechanically as it glided through the air.

   🇩🇪Ornithopter

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• ornithopter's possessive singular form