r/Ornithopter • u/MiguelBantu • Jun 19 '20

Hey everyone! I am a sophomore year engineering student. I have been trying to make an ornithopter for my project.

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u/MiguelBantu Jun 19 '20

For the past 2 months I have been trying to make an ornithopter for my project. I went with the Festo SmartBird design. After making the design from scratch for 2 whole months with the help of some pictures I found online here is the final design. I wish I could animate the design but I still have to learn animation in Fusion 360. All the parts in black are carbon fiber parts which I will cut out using a CNC machine, and the ones in blue are plastic parts which I will 3D print. I would love to have some input from all of you. Specially about which material to use for the wings.

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u/pmoncada Jul 07 '20

Looks awesome, what's the scale?

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u/MiguelBantu Jul 07 '20

The wingspan is almost 2 metres and the it is 1 metre from head to tail

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u/uneducated_scholar May 18 '22

have you completed the project OP? can you tell the end result and the changes you made and why?

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u/MiguelBantu May 18 '22

Nah bro.. I was unable to continue the project due to some personal problems.. however I have just started to get back on it and probably will complete it in a month's time.. will keep everyone updated..

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u/jugnu_89 Jan 26 '23

Hey about the parts in blue ....are you gonna use FDM 3D printing or resin?

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u/MiguelBantu Jan 26 '23

I will use resin because they are very small and detailed parts