Originally Posted by kallend

So it looks like it will be a while before it warms up enough to fly in Chicago.

Just musing: in view of some of the comments about the duck-like appearance of the machine, has anyone done any cosmetic changes to make it more pterosaur-like?

I was thinking of a web between the legs, and another between the leg and the wing root. Either very thin ply, thin plastic sheet, or rip-stop nylon. I don't think it would add significant weight or affect the aerodynamics, such as they are.

And maybe some claws on the LE.

http://www.rareresource.com/photos/d...pterosaur1.jpg

Lol!!! It does look like a duck flying! I I think adding something to connect the wing root to the legs might do it like you said or a tail. The beak does look like a ducks bill though.

Originally Posted by helifann

Lol!!! It does look like a duck flying! I I think adding something to connect the wing root to the legs might do it like you said or a tail. The beak does look like a dicks bill though.

I'll give it a try. I'm retired and it's very cold out, so it will amuse me for a day or two.

Pls read descriptions

Flying the Radio Controlled Pterodactyl - Part 1 (4 min 27 sec)

Flying the Radio Controlled Pterodactyl - Part 2 (1 min 26 sec)

Has anyone managed to find a source of spare parts that doesn't involve absurd shipping costs from China?

Originally Posted by kallend

Has anyone managed to find a source of spare parts that doesn't involve absurd shipping costs from China?

Ornikit reported here https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...3&postcount=21
that the "factory" is closed and since few other people doesn't received answers on their emails to Angela seems that's right.
So seems no more spares even for those who wiling to pay the expensive shipping .

It seems to fly well but I just can't get past the appearance. To me it looks like a crazy zombie woodpecker. Lol. Nothing about its anatomy looks like a pterosaur. Not to offend anyone who bought one but truly the most ugly ornithopter I have ever seen.

Rocsky Pterodactyl Ornithopter FPV#2 at RCACF (2 min 24 sec)

Pterosaur Down! Wing Strut Snaps Spirals into Ocean (11 min 53 sec)

Hybrid Ornithopter "Jo-xler" (2 min 10 sec)

Some flying dinosaurs in the first minute of this video...

Inter-Ex 2018 in Vaihingen/Enz - Video von Stephan Brehm für Modell AVIATOR (9 min 24 sec)

No flying dinosaur but small bird flying at 1:33 in same video.

All the rest are other "exotic" flying models...

nice vid,love it
regards
Sam

Home made Indian pterodactyl

Ornithopter in India extrem slow and low leve flight (0 min 34 sec)

For somebody who can read chainese
http://www.ornithopter.cn

Little parrot ornithopter (1 min 11 sec)

Hi Everyone,

RC Petrosaur and Parts available in Stock,if any interested contact by PM for Quotation.

Best Regards!
Ornikit.

Hi Ztex
do you know who sells this little Parrot Ornithopter ?
where can we buy ?
Thank you