Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Aquaskipper the Hydrofoil Ornithopter

Type: Presentation

Topic(s): Engineering | Science

Tags: hydrofoil human powered ornithopter


Bounce up and down and the Aquaskipper's wing flaps and propels this homemade, human-powered, wooden, hull-less hydrofoil ornithopter like Sweden's Trampofoil and South Africa's Pumpabike.

Web site: http://www.instructables.com/id/EJO9MA800YEXCFI61R

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About the Maker(s)

Tim Anderson Tim Anderson
Author of "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine.Co-founder of zcorp.com, makers of 3d-printer rapid prototyping machines. 200+ projects at instructables.com. I study traditional and grass-roots technology. When the oil runs out we're going to need it!
http://www.mit.edu/people/robot