The first human powered flight

[MiloMorai]

http://www.warbirdsforum.com/topic/6126-this-day-80-years-ago-flight-pioneer-otfried-koycher/?do=findComment&comment=43638

 

Otfried Koycher, a young German engineer, in early 1934 had found out that the carbon dioxide inside the human lungs developed pressure like the one in a sodastream cylinder, if only concentrated by intense breathing. The gained energy, so properly conducted, was enough to make special rolls violently spin. This would create a Magnus effect, being able to lift weights even more than the one of an average human body and thus gain the chance for human-powered flight. Following these considerations, Koycher created a special flying apparatus. One spring morning, he made a spectacular effort to prove his discoveries. A reporting team of Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung was on the scene too.

[Finkeren]

LOL

 

That was a really elaborate one, and well done too.

[Feathered_IV]

 

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