orthopter

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

• 🇩🇪Ein Flugzeug, das sich durch Flügelschläge fortbewegt; ein Fluggerät mit Schlagflügeln, das dem Vogelflug nachempfunden ist.

1. Flapping-wing aircraft C2 formal technical

   A heavier-than-air aircraft that is propelled and lifted by the flapping motion of its wings, similar to a bird or insect.

   • The engineer designed an orthopter that could hover like a dragonfly.
   • Early attempts at flight often involved building an orthopter.
   • The ornithopter, a type of orthopter, uses mechanical wings for propulsion.

   🇩🇪Schlagflügel-Flugzeug

   Synonyme: ornithopter