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Man-powered flight: the oscillating wing machine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

H. Upeimieks
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The aim of this article is to describe a method of power utilisation in a man-powered oscillating wing machine and to suggest features of design, which it is hoped might be of practical value to the many man-powered flight enthusiasts wishing to engage in what might, perhaps, become a relatively cheap and exhilarating sport.

With considerable expenditure of time and resources, successful attempts at man-powered flight have been made in the not so distant past. These exercises, at or near the limits of man's physical endurance, have been rewarded with flights lasting but a short while. And it is believed that any improvement of results in the near future can be only marginal.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 77 , Issue 754 , October 1973 , pp. 502 - 505
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1973 

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