Engraving depicting Jakob Degen's Ornithopter. Two flaps were fastened to his back by a yoke, and these he moved up and down with levers worked by his hands and feet. Jakob Degen (1760-1848) a Swiss-Austrian inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 19th century

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