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Re:Student makes history with human-powered ‘flapping-wing’ ... by Tichy on Thursday September 23, 2010 @02:37AM (#1718802)
How is that different from a glider, though? If the power comes from the car, I don't consider it very exciting.
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Re:Student makes history with human-powered ‘flapping-wing’ ... by Deestan on Thursday September 23, 2010 @09:59AM (#1719629)
A glider will slowly lose speed x altitude. This plane maintained a steady speed x altitude through flapping.
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