Human powered ornithopter!

University of Toronto engineering student Todd Reichert has created the first human-powered flying machine that flies like a bird, allowing a human to control giants wings which flap to create lift!  The machine, called "The Snowbird," uses a system of ropes and pulleys to control the giant wings which compose it's 105ft wingspan.


for more please visit: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-09/video-canadian-student-flies-bird-first-time-using-record-setting-ornithopter

It is so cool to see one of the last "flying firsts" happen in my lifetime.  I also really like the word "ornithopter."