Long before science fiction made flapping-wing aircraft famous, French engineers experimented with real ornithopters. These unusual flying machines attempted to mimic birds in flight, pushing the ...

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Long before sci-fi made them iconic, real engineers tried to build flying machines that mimicked birds—inspired by the concept of the ornithopter. Among the most striking attempts was a French design ...