@BeastHunter Quick question as I can not yet access a VR console, is the current amount of vibration ok, or is even further balancing required for the future crafts?
Note: if the wings begin to flutter (wingtips vibrating), reduce throttle and perform a loop-de-loop to stop it before the aircraft tears itself apart. This usually happens in dives in excess of 300 mph.
Hello! Sorry for the late reply, but ornithopters are some of my favorite things to make. There are two main ways to make it move. If the wings just flap with no angle of attack, it does not produce trust at a standstill, but can go at surprising speeds if it is gotten moving by another method. Look at my Dragonfly 6 for that type. If you use angle of attack, it produces thrust at zero airspeed, allowing for even a hover. My hummingbird (and a design I am currently working on) use this method. You can get the rotators and snag them off my designs, just give credit!
Why am I commenting this late- who knows. However, there is a massive limiting factor for extreme speed flight in real life: heat. Why don't they use heat to make extreme speed flight difficult to achieve, yet possible?
Unless you have discovered a new technique of flying this thing, this is not a VOTL. I used VOTL to control the wing position as I wanted to be able to trim the tail.
@BeastHunter Quick question as I can not yet access a VR console, is the current amount of vibration ok, or is even further balancing required for the future crafts?
+1Unfortunately, I have moved devices since I made this, and I do not have the word doc I wrote it out in. Feel free to take the code! @IzzyIA @IzzyIA
Also, credit to this post for the initial design.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfall/comments/hoszdd/anairglidercalledanaerocycle/
Note: if the wings begin to flutter (wingtips vibrating), reduce throttle and perform a loop-de-loop to stop it before the aircraft tears itself apart. This usually happens in dives in excess of 300 mph.
I made this craft over a year ago. Maybe I will make a new one. @FNSO
Hello! Sorry for the late reply, but ornithopters are some of my favorite things to make. There are two main ways to make it move. If the wings just flap with no angle of attack, it does not produce trust at a standstill, but can go at surprising speeds if it is gotten moving by another method. Look at my Dragonfly 6 for that type. If you use angle of attack, it produces thrust at zero airspeed, allowing for even a hover. My hummingbird (and a design I am currently working on) use this method. You can get the rotators and snag them off my designs, just give credit!
Good advice, thank you!
Welp, another new project. @WatkinsIndustrial
I attempted to minimize that as much as possible. It used to oscillate up to 60 degrees!
Why am I commenting this late- who knows. However, there is a massive limiting factor for extreme speed flight in real life: heat. Why don't they use heat to make extreme speed flight difficult to achieve, yet possible?
Oh... Well then, my mistake.
Unless you have discovered a new technique of flying this thing, this is not a VOTL. I used VOTL to control the wing position as I wanted to be able to trim the tail.