Brain, yes your wings of the turkey vulture looks great! Just a few things to do and you can fly.

The wedge tail eagle is a beauty, only a pitty they use the bird for display. A pitty too that falconry is not allowed in australia. Without practicing falconry I coudnt live over there.

With kind regards, Robert.

Originally Posted by bluefalconhollan

Brain, yes your wings of the turkey vulture looks great! Just a few things to do and you can fly.

The wedge tail eagle is a beauty, only a pitty they use the bird for display. A pitty too that falconry is not allowed in australia. Without practicing falconry I coudnt live over there.

With kind regards, Robert.

i agree it is sad Robert they should allow it here . Where i fly my orni's there is a family of wedge tails i see some times i love just watching them soaring on thermals is so peaceful and they havent attacked my orni's yet and i hope they dont cheers Brian

LIG , is it one of the Alex's gulls?

RC Seagull at Filey Brig (3 min 1 sec)

Originally Posted by seagull10

LIG , is it one of the Alex's gulls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmUQj56_4lE

Nice scaled gliding gull
thanks for sharing
regards
Sam

Originally Posted by seagull10

LIG , is it one of the Alex's gulls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmUQj56_4lE

Yes, it's. We lost contact a few years back after they moved his station from Israel to UAE. I hope he's okay though. I got two of his gulls way back destroyed one and my 2nd one was full carbon, good thing I waited while waiting for him to send me 3 more but he said he could not find epoxy and other stuff over at UAE so he stopped making them, at the time, he was in the process of making a bigger version of the gull but I have not heard from him at least two years. Meanwhile, I used my last one as plug made my one version of the body and the wing profile molds with a bit simplified lighter full carbon wings. My molds are kind of simple not made for full production but I was able to crank out 6 sets of wings, very light but extremely fragile. I found out my wing flies better than his due to I reduced quite a bit of weight on mine. I figured my molds can crank out 3 more sets of wings. I may use his body to make my profiled flapper on some later dates, who knows when.

I hope he still around and I want to get my hands on one of his bigger gull.

Today I did maiden my EPP seagull. I have still to do some fine tuning and painting but the bird flies extremely good. Can't wait to fly together with the real gulls.......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOn3Z4Ax9d4

That was great!

Did you glue the wings on the fuse? Or are the wings design to be lifted off to change the batteries?

Originally Posted by LifeisGood

Yes, it's. We lost contact a few years back after they moved his station from Israel to UAE. I hope he's okay though. I got two of his gulls way back destroyed one and my 2nd one was full carbon, good thing I waited while waiting for him to send me 3 more but he said he could not find epoxy and other stuff over at UAE so he stopped making them, at the time, he was in the process of making a bigger version of the gull but I have not heard from him at least two years. Meanwhile, I used my last one as plug made my one version of the body and the wing profile molds with a bit simplified lighter full carbon wings. My molds are kind of simple not made for full production but I was able to crank out 6 sets of wings, very light but extremely fragile. I found out my wing flies better than his due to I reduced quite a bit of weight on mine. I figured my molds can crank out 3 more sets of wings. I may use his body to make my profiled flapper on some later dates, who knows when.

I hope he still around and I want to get my hands on one of his bigger gull.

LIG, thank you for the answer .I know that you are the only specialist and proud owner on this beautiful gulls between us the ornithopterists so that's way I asked you. IMO this gull is one of the best replication I have seen.I will try to find another RC gull glider video, made from some guy from South Africa which is very good , looks very natural as well and flies beautifully .I will post the video here if can find it. Do you succeed to get one the french gulls?
I like your idea to use the body like the base for new ornithopter and you probably can use some of Kinkade's mechanics and just will have to make new more suitable (elastic) wings.This will be an beautiful flapping bird.

Originally Posted by bluefalconhollan

Today I did maiden my EPP seagull. I have still to do some fine tuning and painting but the bird flies extremely good. Can't wait to fly together with the real gulls.......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOn3Z4Ax9d4

Robert your gull looks and flies very well.It's pleasure to see summer Netherlands from above thru seagull eyes. Thanks

No, I didn't get that French Gull, because I'll make a replica out of it just don't have the time to do that part of the molding process and I hate to destroyed a gull that I have to order again from France.

Part of the reason for the gull is my raven friends love to play with me in the air. I had many many good flying together with my gull and they know what's going on. Just wonderful. But they don't like to play with Sk's ornis though.

Originally Posted by LifeisGood

Part of the reason for the gull is my raven friends love to play with me in the air. I had many many good flying together with my gull and they know what's going on. Just wonderful. But they don't like to play with Sk's ornis though.

Ravens are ones of the most intelligent birds They are very cautious as well .Maybe the orniththopter is to noisy for it.

the netherlands in summer is so lush and green summer in australia is so dry nice video Robert cheers Brian

The other beautiful gull glider video from South Africa, as I have promised. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...=srxLGIdx5_M#!

Originally Posted by seagull10

The other beautiful gull glider video from South Africa, as I have promised. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...=srxLGIdx5_M#!

Very nice. Looks lighter than a glass ship. Could it be a form job ?