Micro Ornithopter

[DragonXflyer]

Looks like fun, I wonder how well it flies.

[scavenski]

Aliasing makes it look so cool

[smde1]

You might even consider using origami like folds on the wings to greatly increase surface area on the downstroke - this might have a positive effect on lift carrying capacites, etc.

[iCharleyStudios]

imagine flying in an ornithopter that would be amazing

[azn00234]

should add tail and bigger wings and use angle of attack on the wings to make it fly but if u want it smaller....

[chazzers77]

Did you read the description?

[tbsdrummer87]

That's incredible how you could build that, kudos to you. Hook up a little more power and thrust and you could possible put a camera on it but it wouldn't be still enough to capture clear video or picture, but it looks like it resembles a moth.

[8002remaG]

no way..? omg... Yes way!

[yousifhela]

any idea how fast is the flapping frequency?

[Freddythethird]

do you think you may need more dihedral as well, because from the video you have an unstable "an-hedral"

[stihl888]

Yes i would agree with you, more dihedral is needed. This project is no longer in production, i am working on another smaller project soon.

[dudeman10280]

where do you buy those things?

[nolsmtm]

very cool

[stihl888]

Yeah, it will have a micro coil actuator on the tail junction with a micro Neodymium magnet for steering...

[quadtpicbib]

what kind of battery?

[stihl888]

Hi, it's a Lithium Polymer thin film battery (Lipo for short). You can purchase them from most hobby shops or you can find them in most small RC planes...

[abetoymachine]

that is awsome!! do you have any blueprints or vids or descriptions on how you made it?

[stihl888]

Take a look at the top Right Hand Side of the page here where it says "More Info", click on that which opens up my description of this project. A link is also there which will take you to the RCGroups website with more pictures...

[Gatlingboy]

i think bigger Wings would help!

[stihl888]

Help with what exactly?

[Gatlingboy]

With Flying

[stihl888]

Weight is the main issue...

Another way to do it is to have a pair of wings, but you need the right gearing to be able to drive the extra weight up and down.

[therockeronner]

i bet if you used pieces of balsa wood for the connecting rods it would be lighter. just a thought

[saptarshifordesign]

a beautiful concept!

but tell me...isn't a pager motor is an inappropriate choice?....aren't they too heavy compared to the power they deliver, and gets heated up very fast in case u want to increase the current?

pls correct me if i'm wrong, because i'm just a beginner in this field...

[stihl888]

Hi Sapt,

The pager motor if geared properly is an excellent choice. Most of the smaller comercial Ornithopters use a Pager Motor, like the Dragonfly and the I-Fly Vam...

[saptarshifordesign]

thanx for rplying...

i guess i'll have to try that out with a pager motor.

wat bettery did u use?

[stihl888]

I used a small 30mah lithium Polymer Cell from a small RC plane. You can follow the link at the top of the page (More info) this will take you to more pictures of my Ornithopter design.

[saptarshifordesign]

just checked out the link...awsum!

thnx again!

[kiaksar2142]

Yes. he can Fly!

[arekodi]

Nice job!

[stihl888]

No it doesn't fly i need to shave another 1-1.5 grams before it will fly. Read the video description top right of page.

[QuarryRoadTV]

Does it fly?

[icebarrage1166]

that is amazing!

[enemyindisguise]

doesnt it fly ?

[stihl888]

Link added, in the comment section TOP RIGHT ^>

[stihl888]

Thanks, i'll add the link to where ive posted some detailed pictures of it.

[johnsalik]

Great work. Did you consider to increase the amount of flapping movement? And the materials, perhaps you can use another material for the wings? I somehow don't expect stable flight, but this is a good first step. Wish you had a web-page.

[chrismofer]

awsome man keep tryin'

[nibbler125]

try bigger wings that should get u flyig

[stihl888]

It has only got one 4mm pager motor running it, with a small lipo battery...

[gurdhnio]

how many motors has it got

[gurdhnio]

sik

[stihl888]

Hi mate, it's made from an aerosoarer gearbox with the aerosoarer RX modded with a Lipo battery.

[lillee1995]

thats incredible how did you make it