Ornitopter (Yunanca ornithos “quş” və pteron “qanad”) — qanad çırparaq uçan təyyarələrə deyilir. Yarasalar, böcəklər və quşlardan nümunə götürülərək yaradılmışdır. Fərqli ölçülərdə dizaynları olmasına baxmayaraq, ümumiyyətlə eyni miqyasda yaradılırlar.
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Warrick, Douglas, Bret Tobalske, Donald Powers, and Michael Dickinson. "The Aerodynamics of Hummingbird Flight." American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1–5. Web. 30 Nov 2010.
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