[sotd] June 9, 2004 [Project Ornithopter]
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Site of the Day for Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Project Ornithopter
Today's site, from the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace
Studies, offers a look at that aviation oddity -- the ornithopter. Gentle
Subscribers who are somewhat bemused by the notion of mechanical flapping
wings will discover a serious academic study devoted to this now unusual
approach to aircraft design.
"This website will describe ornithopter research, design, and testing. ....
Included will be the project's history as well as current results. ... The
purpose of this project is to achieve humanity's oldest aeronautical dream:
flight with mechanical flapping wings. Many early aircraft concepts assumed
that such imitation of birds and bats was the proper design direction.
However, the challenge of achieving both efficient lift and thrust with
flapping wings was far greater than simply using the wings for lift and
providing thrust with a separate propulsor. " - from the website
The site provides a history of the ornithopter, how it works and a
multimedia presentation of photos and videos of the aircraft, including a
flight simulator. One of the project's pilots offers a brief but
enthusiastic commentary while a technical paper on wing design is available
in .pdf format.
Flap over to the site for a look at this uncommon direction in aviation
design at:
http://www.ornithopter.net/
A.M. Holm
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