Pichancourt

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In 1889; Pichancourt (first name is not known) developed the L'Oiseau Mechanique (Mechnical Bird) which aimed to imitate the motion of a bird's wings in flight.

Mechanical Bird 1889

[edit] References

• Chanute, Octave, Progress in Flying Machines, Dover, 1894 (reprinted 1998), ISBN 0-486-29981-3