ORNITHOPTER
PROJECT
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PROJECT
INFORMATION
BIOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHS
AND VIDEO
TEST RESULTS
TEST PILOT'S LOG
CONTACT
Society Of Experimental Test Pilots {AM}
British Women Pilots Association
The Honourable Company Of Air Pilots
AVIATION QUALIFICATIONS:
Commercial Pilot's Licence-Aeroplanes
Single and Multi-Engine Land and Seaplane Ratings
Multi-Engine Instrument Rating
Flying Instructors Rating
Transport Canada[Air] authorization to pilot ornithopters
AVIATION EXPERIENCE:
AEROPLANES
Commercial Pilot [land and seaplanes]
Commercial Pilot [Bush Pilot] seaplanes
Chief Flying Instructor [land and seaplanes]
AEROPLANE TYPES FLOWN
25 different types of single and multi-engine,
land and sea, piston-engined aeroplanes.
ORNITHOPTERS-[Flapping Wing Aircraft]
First test-pilot of the Delaurier/Harris/UTIAS
engine-powered ornithopter C-GPTR
from 1995 to Aug 10/2001.
Carried out all the initial prototype testing up
to and including the first lift-offs and a
maximum speed of 56mph.
For an informal account of the testing
Click
TEST-PILOT'S
REPORT
FOR COCKPIT VIDEO RECORDED DURING THE TESTING
Click on image below
© 1999 Patricia Jones-Bowman
CURRENT { From 2003 }
Now developing an ornithopter of
my own design {"Nightingale"}
and hope to start testing later this year.