The UTIAS Ornithopter No.1 (registration C-GPTR) was an ornithopter built in Canada in the late 1990s. On 8 July 2006 it took off under its own power assisted by a turbine jet engine making a flight of around 300 metres that lasted 14 seconds.
designer
James DeLaurier
manufacturer
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
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