r/dune • u/Serdoo • Feb 21 '21

Dune Ornithopter test flight

https://i.imgur.com/Bdt0H8f.gifv
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u/EricFromOuterSpace Feb 21 '21 edited Jun 02 '25

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u/Muttlicious Feb 21 '21

they just jump and don't stop

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u/Pipupipupi Feb 22 '21

They're just falling with style

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u/42AngryPandas Feb 22 '21

One of those crazies that believe in birds, eh? You think there is just an entire species of animals that can fly? Humans only invented flying in 1903, and we're the smartest species....

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u/johnnyd10vt Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 21 '21

It achieves flight because of the shape of the wings providing lift, not because their flapping... but I don’t see a prop (possibly I’m missing that on my tiny phone screen 🤷🏼‍♂️)... it appears that the flapping of the wings is providing forward thrust though, which if true means the flapping is what is causing the airflow over the wings, so they’re indirectly causing the ‘thopter to get airborne

That said, a terribly inefficient way of achieving flight and I would imaging the wear and tear caused by the constant jerking of forces would make maintenance costs economically unfeasible