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ornithopter (ôr`nəthŏp'tər): see flight flight, sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket.
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After testing numerous designs for gliders, ornithopters (aircraft with wings that flap), and fixed-wing designs, Bleriot was known best for surviving the numerous crashes that plagued his early work. |
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