Longest flight duration of an unmanned ornithopter (single charge)

Longest flight duration of an unmanned ornithopter (single charge)
Who
Northwestern Polytechnical University
What
2 hr 34 min 38.62 sec hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
Where
China (Xi'an)
When

The longest flight duration of an unmanned ornithopter (single charge) is 2 hr 34 min 38.62 sec, and was achieved by Northwestern Polytechnical University (China) in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, on 15 November 2022.


The unmanned ornithopter took off at 14:03:04, and touched ground at 16:37:42 on 15 November, 2022. The ornithopter is 1050 g, 910mm long and 1.8 m wide when wings unfold. The speed is 8-13 m/sec.