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It's impossible when it's human powered. Human arms aren't strong enough, you can't get the power to weight ratio needed, or however you phrase it. I added in
by JonnieCache 15y ago
It's impossible when it's human powered. Human arms aren't strong enough, you can't get the power to weight ratio needed, or however you phrase it.
I added in my comment that I hadn't originally noticed the powered element of it, but like I say, even then you should assume that it's fake, because which is more likely: A guy invented an exoskeleton capable of powering an ornithopter, and kept it under wraps until it was finished, or that a guy faked the video, something for which there is ample precedent?
So as a journalist you should assume that it's fake. A tiny bit of research would reveal the total lack of detail and backstory, confirming this view.
- xutopia 15y agoThe video did not claim it was human powered. The previous videos on the youtube channel showed how they attached electrical motors to provide the lift. The arm waving was just the mechanism by which to tell the wings to flap.