An aerial vehicle powered by flapping feathered wings was designed, developed and fabricated. Different from legacy flapping-wing aerial vehicles with membrane wings, the new design uses authentic bird feathers to fabricate wings. In field tests, a radio-controlled electric-powered aerial vehicle with flapping feathered wings successfully took off, flew up to 63.88 s and landed safely. It was found that flapping feathered wings can generate sufficient thrust and lift to make a man-made aerial vehicle accomplish takeoff, sustainable flight and a safe landing.

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拍打着羽毛的机翼动力飞行器

设计，开发和制造了由拍打着羽毛的机翼驱动的飞行器。与传统的带有膜翼的襟翼飞行器不同，新设计使用地道的鸟羽毛来制造机翼。在现场测试中，一架带有拍打着羽毛的机翼的无线电力电动飞行器成功起飞，飞行了63.88 s，并安全着陆。人们发现，拍打着羽毛的机翼可以产生足够的推力和升力，以使人造航空器实现起飞，可持续飞行和安全着陆。