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Flapping Aircraft - Ornithopter

Flapping Aircraft - Ornithopter

Flapping Aircraft - Ornithopter

Ornithopter refers to an aircraft that generates lift and forward force through the active movement of wings like a bird, also known as a flapper. Its features are 1. Active movement of the wings. 2. Relying on the reaction force of the wing-flapping the air as the lift and forward force. 3. Maneuver flight by changing the position of the wing and tail.

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Aircraft introduction

The human dream of flying started with a flapping-wing aircraft and was initially realized with a...


Dune Ornithopters and Dragonfly Physics with Prof. Jane Wang

Dune Ornithopters and Dragonfly Physics with Prof. Jane Wang

We are glad to found and share this Youtube video with Go Go Bird ornithopters fans.

In Dune we see the Ornithopters glide and dive and hover, in seamless transitions between methods of flight, which they can do because . . .  CGI. In real dragonflies, how is that possible? And why is that remarkable? Our guest, Prof. Jane Wang of Cornell’s Department and Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering explains.

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The Most Popular Ornithopters Online in 2022

The Most Popular Ornithopters Online in 2022

Любопытство не порок... Ребята зрители, есть вопросец к Вам. Этому видео скоро уже 5 лет. Причем первые 4.5 года почти небыло просмотров и коментариев, тогда как последние 3-4 месяца просо повалило. Отпишитесь, пожалуйста, как вы наткнулись на этот видос? Ютуб насоветовал? Где-то в интернете выложено?

There is a Youtube video made in 2016 is getting huge views continually since 2021. Why? I guess it's because the movie Dune. The huge Dune ornithopter attracts huge popularity to the ornithopters.

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