Synopsis

The 2002 discovery of *Microraptor*, a four-winged dinosaur roughly the size of a crow, has stirred renewed discussion within the scientific community regarding the evolution of flight. This remarkable fossil fuels debate over how avian capabilities first arose. Included here is an examination of a wind tunnel test conducted on a model of *Microraptor*, designed to assess its potential for powered flight, a creature that lived 130 million years ago.