Many readers got excited about this video and this accomplishment. It was very beautiful.
An early picture of it.
A galley and story.
A team from the University of Toronto have succeeded where so many before them have failed and made aviation history by achieving a world record for sustained flight in a human-powered aircraft with flapping wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpobKBR6n9U&feature=player_embedded
http://www.vimeo.com/album/1199179
http://www.youtube.com/user/ornithopterproject
Another report.
Thanks to all those who sent in links to the videos, pictures and story.