人力飞机

到1961年，它成为第一架能飞半英里的人力飞机。

In 1961 , it was the first man-powered aircraft to fly half a mile .

麦克雷迪最著名的成就是建造了两架人力飞机“蝉翼神鹰”（GossamerCondor）和“蝉翼信天翁”（GossamerAlbatross）。在20世纪70年代末，这两架飞机打破了各项纪录。

MacCready was one of the great aeronautical engineers , and his most famous achievement was to build the Gossamer Condor and the Gossamer Albatross , human-powered planes that tore up the record books in the late 1970s .

这辆自行车被称为南安普顿大学的人力飞机（塞桑普顿大学号）。

It was called the Southampton University Man Powered Aircraft ( sumpac ) .

翱翔着的飞鸟和滑翔用的伞翼，是这架空前成功的人力飞机设计之关键。

Soaring birds and gliding wings were keys to the design of the first successful human-powered aircraft .

1961年，英国设计师建造了两架人力飞机，它们虽然能够离地，却未能安全拐弯，也飞不远。

In1961 , two human-powered aircraft built by British designers got off the ground , but could not turn safely or fly far .

他认为，每一次试飞都能揭示新信息，但人力飞机重量太轻，每一次试飞都使飞机受损。

Each test flight revealed fresh information , MacCready figured , but human-powered planes are so feather-light that each test flight also damages the plane .

一名加拿大学者称因受达芬奇的草图启发，他造出了第一架可持续飞行的人力扑翼飞机。

A Canadian student inspired by Leonardo da Vinci 's sketches says he has made the first sustained flight in a human-powered , wing-flapping aircraft .

炙热的舞台灯光下，魔术师王显波拿出6个金属圆环，将它们一个个相互碰撞，然后连成了不同形状：花朵，人力车，飞机等等。

Sweating under stage lights , magician Wang Xianbo takes six metal rings , bumps them together one by one and then links the rings into shapes : a flower , a rickshaw , an airplane .