ornithopters
Wing-beating flying machines
Ornithopters are aircraft that fly by flapping their wings, mimicking birds or insects.
The concept dates to Leonardo da Vinci's sketches, and working models exist today, though none carry passengers.
The word appears most often in science fiction, where ornithopters serve as aircraft in futuristic or fantastical settings: The ornithopters descended on the desert city.
Means by which something operates
- LeonardoItalian masculine name
- da VinciItalian locative surname element
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- biomimicryDesign imitating natural systems
articulated · linkage · prototype · aviation · flight · machine · propulsion · mechanical
mechanism
Means by which something operates
- LeonardoItalian masculine name
- da VinciItalian locative surname element
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
biomimicry · articulated · linkage · prototype · aviation · flight · machine · propulsion · mechanical · aerodynamics
bird
Feathered flying vertebrate
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
bat · butterfly · beetle · wing · flight · hovering · gliding · fauna · creature · feathered
Dune
Sci-fi desert planet saga
carryall · desert · sci-fi · transport · Fremen · spice · sandworm · futuristic · vehicle · hover
- Steampunkgears, cogs, brass goggles, airship, dirigible
ornithoptersairplanes
Powered flying vehicles
jets · gliders · propeller planes · helicopters · rotorcraft