The ornithopter, v0.1
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The ornithopter, v0.1
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Re: The ornithopter, v0.1
Absolutely awesome! A must see video. Thanks Ragabash for the link.
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Most impressive!

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That's rather excellent 

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A tiny ornithopter. Cool. 

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Lawliet wrote:A tiny ornithopter. Cool.
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Yeah, that was awesome.
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Re: The ornithopter, v0.1
And here are some tiny ornithopters:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Robotic_insects_make_first_controlled_flight_999.html
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Robotic_insects_make_first_controlled_flight_999.html
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Re: The ornithopter, v0.1
that's indeed a nice model.
I'm just wondering how shook any passengers would be if hosted inside of the structure ?
I'm just wondering how shook any passengers would be if hosted inside of the structure ?
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ionah wrote:that's indeed a nice model.
I'm just wondering how shook any passengers would be if hosted inside of the structure ?
I had the same thought. I imagined riding in it would be like going over a little hill in a car at high speed with every flap. However, I did see a video www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3QrhdfLCO8 from the back of an eagle that looked pretty smooth.
I hope that is the right video, I can't see you tube at work.

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