other birds besides PH?

[MichaelConnally]

Hello all,

I have been reading up on this forum, and I am thinking about purchasing an ornithopter in the future. I have seen Ed Couch fly his park hawk several times. I have even seen him fly it indoors....very impressive. Has anyone gotten their hands on a cybird yet? Are any other RC ornithopters available? Has anyone tried converted a free flight bird to RC or scratch building one?

Thanks in advance,
Mike
www.michaelconnally.com

[BillB]

I have not seen the CyBird but have heard it is very difficult to get a hold of anyone selling these. I have also done a lot of Internet surfing on the subject and haven't seen anything that actually works as an R/C Flapping wing aircraft except a GAS Powered and Electric version of the what seems something like a ParkHawk. They are used for commercial purposes at Runways and other facilities to scare off other birds. Birds it seems tend to get sucked into the intakes of jet engines frequently. I think they were designed by the same person- Sean Kinkade. And from what I've read and understand this is not an easy aerodynamic problem to solve. Recent technology improvements in Batteries, and lightweight servos, receivers, and Carbon Fiber composite materials have also contributed to the possability of an R/C Flapping wing craft but it is Sean Kinkade that made it possible and inexpensive.

It would be interesting to get Sean Kinkade's thoughts on how the ParkHawk might scale to something like a powered HangGlider size AirCraft using heavy Dacron and lots of Carbon Fiber.

[Antiatom]

I tried it once where I had a multi channelled controller that was linked to a fat pigeon I caught. I put electric nodes in key spots of the bird. When I wanted the bird to go right, I'd shock it's left side, when I want it to go right I shock it on the left side.

When I wanted it to fly up, I shocked it's rear.
When I wanted it to go down, I just put a pressure shock on it's head. It was a pretty good ornithopter until I crashed it into a house. I took my electric nodes back, but the ornithopter couldn't be fixed. It had a lot of broken parts and leaking fluids.














Of course, you know I'm not serious.

[lad3]

but with the non-flying rats:

here come the ratbots (http://www.nature.com/nsu/020429/020429-9.html)

[Atom_Bomb]

Wow what will they come up with next..............And do I even want to know

[KOROBELNIK]

The first photos of Neuros's Cybird on: http://ovirc.free.fr
The others will follow as soon as possible
R.Korobelnik
OVIRC France

[lad3]

It looks like some relatively robust guts in the motor hinges there, but than again, what do I know? (I'd be lost without repeating "righty-tighty") :(

[KOROBELNIK]

Hinges seem solid but it will be necessary to see in the use

[andyUK]

HI KOROBELNIK

Great pictures . Keep them coming.

Please post info as to the preformance on the Cybird.

Did it come ready built with radio.?

What type of batteries does it use. ?


regards
Andy

[Jerry Rose]

Originally posted by KOROBELNIK
The first photos of Neuros's Cybird

Great photos, but it would be so much nicer if the French would use English! Thanks for that link and for the recent pictures you posted too!. jr

[KOROBELNIK]

Hello !
Cybird is delivered ready to fly. ( Cf Photos) with Radio
Bat. : Li Polymer
I wait for beautiful days to test flight.
Regards
R.K

[KOROBELNIK]

Cybird is delivered ready to fly.
Regards
R.K
PS The other photos ASAP

[niek]

question:
Why don't you past this in the 'CyBird' tread?

[KOROBELNIK]

You are right.
Saddened for the bad choice
Regards
R.K
:(