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Are exoskeleton wings technically possible?
While there have been a robot simulating a bird, could be there also an exoskeleton wing system for a human?
Main design considerations:
a) only human powered
b) using an additional, or exclusive ...
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Is there a flexible "cloth-like" material that can be used as "skin" for a non-conventional wing?
I am in the very early stages of playing with the idea of an ornithopter derived aircraft. The intention is to be able to scale the resulting aircraft, to passenger (or useful payload) carrying ...
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Can planes flap their wings like birds?
Birds use their strong breast muscles to flap their wings and give them the thrust to move throught the air and fly. In a way, birds use a swimming motion to get the lift needed to fly. Plane wings ...
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