3D Ornithopter

Profiled wing Ornithopter with wing warp. Video features a flapping winged aircraft that turns and performs CW/CCW axial rolls without the use of a rudder.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Ornithopter
• 3D
• WingWarp
• RC
• Aerobatic
• Hybrid
• Engineering
• Radio
• Control
• Robot
• Art
• Bird
• Flight
• Plane
• Flapping
• Technology

[GreenTechLife]

it looks like it has a prop making it not a true ornithopter

[wmueller10]

I continue to thank all YouTube members for their valued comments>>

However,

Flapping winged aircraft equals ornithopter. You can say it's not a true O or it is a hybrid O, but the key word people are using to describe this aircraft is Ornithopter :)

I added a few pictures on my U-tube homepage showing the craft before modification. I hope it clears up the misconception.

[dibbuck]

whats it like on power consumption/flying time?

[wmueller10]

I'd fly around 7 to 10 minutes before landing, probably could have pushed it to 15 minutes maximum. The craft had 2 batteries and 2 speed controllers, 1 set for the prop and the other for the flap mechanism. Was also very heavy. Both thrust sources needed to be running and balanced out. What I mean by this is a low flap rate and high throttle on the prop would produce a torque roll for which the craft would not recover.

[Partok81]

However folks argue about this it is quite an achievement. Maybe we could call it a hybrid-ornithopter to please all the purists out there. Excellent model man. Never seen one roll like that. Can you loop it? 5 stars.

[wmueller10]

I thank all YouTube members for their valued comments>>

81' I had thought it was quite an achievement as well, possibly 7-10 years ahead of it's time.

Ironically, the ornithopter flys fine without using a prop, only additional airspeed (thrust) was needed so it could roll as witnessed here.

A in or out loop can be done if conditions are right but too often the aircraft destabilizes, similiar to inertia coupling, with a short fuselage and kinetics going on.

[jcmegabyte]

That is too cool - an areobatic mechanical bird! Watch out for dudes with shotguns ;D

[asaeedj1]

from where i can sell like this one please

[ModelLights]

Hmmm using that logic, you could say a "not really" nuclear bomb was still a nuclear bomb.. :)

[rylie321]

That would be so funny if someone just shot it down while hunting!

[blainelizzy123]

nice i should be geting my Cybird 3CH Flying Bird any day now they look like alot of fun compared to a normal rc plane

[demmylowther]

You know,in a way this is scary.These devices cost nothing in the grand scheme of things.Whats to say your township is not using these to check up if you built an addition onto your home w/o a permit,or your growing a little "HERB" in your tomato garden ?I could picture a cop in a trailor remotely flying one of these intrusive devises just to spy on you.As the racist in the army surplus store in the movie "Falling Down says....."Think about it " It is not far fetched.Forfeiture law makes BIG $.

[DucaMarujo]

Bem legal, mas e se vc aumentasse ou elevasse a superfície superior das asas p/ que ele possa planar e ganhar empuxo???! Valeu!

[Z1Z2Z5Z4]

I agree. The prop for forward impetus disqualifies it as being a true ornithopter. All momentum should be derived from the flappng of the wings. That being said, it is nevertheless a unique flying machine.

[ymanganelli]

WOW... i thought they could fly well but on your video its fact that robotic bird can fly hehe.. cheers..