Marcialtech Ornithopter
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Maiden flight of my 3rd generation Ornithopter design...
Wingspan : 122 inches ( 3.1 Meter )
weight : 3.2 lbs ( 1450 Grams )
battery : 1200mah 45C 4 cell lipo
flapping rate and flapping Amplitude : reduced as precaution during maiden flight
Wing glide lock : not yet installed.
Head and body cover is temporary, unfinished paint job.
Thanks for watching. My Ornithopter project have been on hold for several years now due to my constant move to a new home ( 3 times in the last 4 years ) ,had to put my project in storage boxes.. I recently got back into it but cant do anything during winter season ( too cold in my new tiny garage ) , and yes I will have a less noisy version soon...
This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears .
MARCIALTECH nice i cant wait
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MARCIALTECH your project is amazing, I've never seen anything like this, from a distance it even looks like a real bird in flight, you could make a lot of money from this
Impressive... the only other working version I've seen was from this viral video on FB:
facebook.com/3dProductiondesigns/videos/1327465700653390/?t=10
Hoping this goes viral. Great looking build too... looks more natural like.
@@jafinch78 Thanks. The other bird you mention is made by Festo. They have million dollar budget , a dozen engineer and a proper facility and tools to build one. I build mine in a small garage with just a few bucks of dollar to spare to buy materials and using mostly basic hand held tools. ... Working on a new version now.
50 years of modeling and I've never seen anything like that! What an achievement!
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Congratulation!!!
Same- however, I AM seeing newer and newer inventions, growing along this line of thinking. Once, was an RC "Dragonfly"-type insect .... even had a pilot! Isn't Liberty, Freedom, and Innovation, the very best life has to offer?
That's the neatest thing I've seen since canned beer (Yes, I was alive before beer was sold in cans).
Seriously, great job building that bird and I hope to see it when you can lock the wings in glider mode.
Thanks, yes, I'm working on a new version with glide lock and a Shoulder joint wing differential (SJWD ) .
Pull tabs cans lol lol ,,, me too
I always looked at ornithopters a cool novelty. You are the first to make me take this part of the RC sport more seriously. VERY well done. THAT is AWESOME!!!
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Are you kidding? I’m just now seeing this and that thing is incredible! Wow! Top notch engineering! Well done! 👍😀
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Like on another ornithopter video, you should have no problem with this gorgeous bird in getting an airport contract to keep flocks of birds away from the airport. Great job!
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MARCIALTECH, this is the coolest flying object I have ever seen.
If you can silence the noisy mechanics and put a camera on it, you will have created the ultimate stealth drone.
The government and military will pay big bucks for such a device.
Before that happens, you should call this the "Operation Squeaky Eagle Project."
Congratulations.
This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears . it will also have a flight controller with GPS , 3 axis gyro, camera and telemetry for autonomous flight capability.
@@MARCIALTECH Is this not the same design of the guy who died?
damn that thing looks extremely Real
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Lol. It is real.
Could be improved noise-wise...
@@christiangeiselmann This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears .
MARCIALTECH I am absolutely looking forward to seeing videos of your next versions of the birdy bot!
Amazing design and flight....love the size and even in the "pigeon glide" it did great, I can imagine how well it will glide once you have a glide lock installed...def wish these were available to buy!
Thanks, yes, I'm working on a new version with glide lock and a Shoulder joint wing differential (SJWD ) .
2021 and still amazed me. that was the biggest and most realistic bird yet.
Wow, just wow! The size and the way the wings bend on the extremities make it look like a real eagle flying in the distance. Amazing...
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Wowzer that's so awesome great job with that ,,,, I'm deaf so I don't hear the noise ,,, but I ain't blind and I do model ,,,, I have never Seen anything else like this before wow you did it your first to mimic bird flight,,,, congrats you deserve it ,,,,, don't stop my friend ,,, if you came up with this ,,,, you got more in ya ,,,, keep up the great work and God bless Y'ALL ☺️
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Great video and fantastic project. You are obviously very talented. My cats are certainly convinced - one just jumped from a chair, ran across the room and tried to catch the “bird” on the TV.
Thanks for your reply: If you could stop the flapping motion In a position with less dihedral you would be able to thermal. Which my bring on another problem, with a bunch of small birds trying to chase it out of area LOL! Keep sharing the development of your very convincing bird of prey. Thanks!
Yes, my new version have a mechanical glide lock.
Отличная работа. Стабилый управляемый полет на фоне порывов ветра. Удачно решены вопросы аэродинамики, миханики и правильно подобраны материалы обеспечивающие эластичность и прочность крыльев. Теперь осталось придать вид и механическая птица сможет привлекать к себе внимание не только людей, но и пролетающих мимо хищников.)))
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Remarkable! I had a nightmare once that had me under the bed for a while when I was a young model maker. Thank you MARCI
Pretty amazing. May you get the time, resources and space to continue your work and improve on it.
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You know, I'll bet that would be great for getting rid of crows. So long, Mr. Scarecrow.
yes, i'm sure this can scare them off.
Smoothest flapping motion I've seen in an ornithopter.
Now that is a very neat, outstanding, impressive work of engineering, well done guys, please keep up the good work.
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Obviously this is something that could easily be made available to the public, either as a smaller version as a toy or a larger version for adults!
Thanks, working on commercial version now.
Very cool! The pigeons were defiantly scared of that huge hawk looking predator.. lol lol. I used to have a small wind up plastic one when i was a kid.. it flew great till it landed on the road one day.. we all know the end of that story! Lol. Yep i watched as it got crushed by a car driving bye.. lol lol.
I have to say its one of the better ones I have seen. If you look at the slow mo of a bird flying you will notice that they actually throw their wings forward on the up stroke and pull air backwards on the down stroke, all most like paddling a boat. There are certain limitations of what we can do in this space and I am yet to see a design that is able to do more than the up and down. I would love to work on this project with you when you get back into it and it warms up.
Wow that's the craziest thing I've seen scare the other birds away lol
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How can 58 people not like this?, its fantastic! and it can only get better.
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Nice project, very realistic and fluid
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Really nice, the larger wing span slows the wing flapping down and looks far more like a real bird flying.
it looks far more like a real bird of the size flying. smaller birds have faster wing flaps too.
Thanks, yes, i tried to keep the flapping rate similar to real bird as much as possible.
You did a good job... looks quite real like it eats a lot;-}
That is very impressive for a self-designed orni. It looks great in the air.
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Super cool! I bet this could be very useful, too, for scaring away birds near airports.
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@ 2:40 in a large predator bird is checking it out... * thumbs up to your project...very cool indeed.. ;-)
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Nicely done. Magnificent bird looks well controlled and balanced. The mostly horizontal angle of the tail suggests it might have soaring potential.
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Amazing, wonderful achievement, lets hope you get a descent workshop soon.
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Amazing. I would love to see and hear the 3D gearbox version fly. I have seen several ornithopters fly, some factory-built, but none that fly as well or as realistically as yours. This is a remarkable achievement.
Thanks, I'm almost done with the new version.
ua-cam.com/video/98EVorQXlHg/v-deo.html
And all the little birds went nuts! XD
I've seen a video of an ornithopter being attacked by hawk who got confused enough to mistake it for its prey!
Great looking bird and you fly it really well.
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DUDE ! THAT THING IS FREAKIN AWSOME !!!!!! If you ever put together a kit or want to sell a built one , put me down for one, it looks just like the egales that ride the thermals out where i am, i join them with a glider and fpv gear but to join them with something like that would be a mind blowing experience. I want one man , seriously
Thanks, This is just a prototype. I don't have a commercial version yet, maybe soon.
If you were an eagle, would you mind a thing like that flying around? Do they get used to it, thinking it's just a nice kind of glider? Have fun, you're absolutely right, this looks awsome.
Fly rc planes myself but the funny thing watching this my arms got tired lol. I kept saying to myself glide a little will ya! Great job!
Well done sir, well done. You could put a gps in there and program it to fly a pattern over a farmers field. That would scare the hell out of anything eating his crop.
Thanks, yes , this bird can fly pre-program flight path and other autonomous flight capability plus with Camera and telemetry.
This video deserves million views and likes.
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Amazing engineering and workmanship .
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If the mechanism can be made quiet it would be perfect. Even with the noise of the mechanism this is phenomenally awesome!!
Thanks, yes the new version doesn't have that aluminum gearbox noise anymore.
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That is one Awesome ornithopter brother! Looks like it flies great too.
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RC AIR CRAFT HAS COME A LOOOOOOOONG WAY SINCE MY TIME WITH IT.
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How Fun Is That!
I would suggest installing a remotely controlled, syringe filled, avian "GIFT" dispenser for the random sky-gawker… LOL
That's incredible. Well done!
Very nice , One of the best i have seen fly and the size is amazing,
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Very nice work brother best wishes and love from India
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Very neat indeed. Took you many nights and weekends to get it going. Well done!!
Thanks.. more like years of nights and weekends.
Really nice. I am interested in making an ornithopter. Could you please guide me on how to get started?
Thanks. Try checking out the Ornithopter forum on RCGroups.com , they have plenty of guides and helpful tips on how to build one.
Excellent! I didn't think ot eas possible to recreate the movement of a birds wing though. As I understand it, they don't simply flap up and down, but go up, grab the air and somehow push it down and backwards. If so, you must have a heck of a lot of linkage inside the wings.
Beautiful bird. Realistic too, just need some oil to get rid of the squeek. 😊
This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears .
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Maybe so, but what an incredibly interesting proyotype! A person could live to be a 100 y/o and never know these things existed. I've been building and flying r/c planes for 40 years now and about the only thing that's changed is the advantage of smaller electronics. The principle of how lift is created over a fixed wing is very simple and easy to achieve, but I'm sure you know that. But that, that thing..! LOL! Wow. The mechanics involved in recreating the movement of a bird's wing just boggles my mind! No wonder it squeeks, I imagine there's a lot of linkage inside it to move those big wings. What surprised me the most was the length of the flight. Given the amount of air resistance a wing must encounter when it flaps, both in the upward and the downward stroke, I would've thought your battery would be depleted a lot sooner. But what do I know, I think I'm just old fashioned. My kids think I'm just old. I'm still playing with toys that were designed in the late 1930's! 😉 (the J-3 Cub happens to be my favorite)
Great video! Very impressive, too. You did an excellent job flying it, especially considering how much movement is going on up there! My eyes and brain instictively thought a wing had come off an airplane every time it flapped! 😲
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Wait a minute, you mean an aluminum gear box is responsible for the wings movement? Then this ornithopter is custom built and designed from scratch, isn't it? And I'll bet you're the person that did it. Huh, maybe my kids are right. I'd never heard of 3D printers until just a few months ago. And you mean you can "print" plastic gears that'll be sturdy enough to withstand the forces required to move such a large wing?
You must have hold a degree in Aeronautical Engineering or similar. At first I was under the impression that this was the latest toy you could buy right off the shelf. I apologize for having such a thought.
I'm curious then. A large ornithopter like this one requires a relatively slow flap to keep it aloft due to its' large wing area and relatively low weight. Buildng an even larger ornithopter is undoubtedly very attainable, but what about a smaller one? Could a hummingbird's movement be replicated? The speed at which the wings would have to move would consume lots of power. A larger battery would consequently then cause weight to be another deciding factor. I would think that it would be impossible to recreate a hummingbird that could actually hover. And a scale sized butterfly would be out of the question I'm sure. Nano technology isn't that advanced yet, is it? Up until a few hours ago, I didn't think even a large bird could be mimicked. I need to read up on current events a little more often...
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Watching the video again, I'm still amazed. Once it's all ironed out, painted and finished, you should add a recorder that's controlled remotely and plays a screech whenever you choose! That would freak out other birds and people as well. If you go one step further I'm sure you could find a white gooey substance and fabricate some bomb bay doors near the tail and... well, you get the rest.
I think I want one...
But I'm sure I couldn't afford one.
@@xMRPx The gearbox put very little amount of stress on the motor and makes the motor more efficient than propeller driven RC plane of similar wingspan. I used a small 1200 mah 4 cell battery on this prototype.
This is amazing. Hope to see more as you progress with this.
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Very impressive, do the glide lock, finished paint job and get rid of the racket and you're in business!!
Thanks, Working on a new version now.
Wow very Nice 👍 great job 👌🙏
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Beautiful and imaginative craftmans ship! My first thought was of terrorist using them to bring down passenger airlines though.
This bird is very slow compare to a passenger airlines plus doesn't have the ability to carry heavy payload, a firecrackers maybe but not explosives. A quad copter drone can fly faster.
MARCIALTECH Planes don't even start if there's birds close by. You don't want your "bird" sucked into a jet engine, do you? Angry pilot, angry passengers, angry FAA, angry cops looking for you.
Good luck, it looks wonderful. I hope for you that YOUR company is going to build and sell it.
This is just great and outstanding work!
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Should sell them to airports, it looks so real.👏
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Get it patent so no one steals your hard work and you can sell smaller versions for us I would totally buy one
Yes, thanks, working on it.
Birds- "Look at that fake ass cat."
Excellent piece of engineering matey, personally I think the noise would be helpful if this were used as a bird scarer - keep up the great work
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Hats off to you, fella, that is amazing!
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This can be many times efficient with single way wind allow cut in the wings surface ... This is my 15 years old thinking of my childhood. When I see these experiment then I see if that idea has been applied or not ...anyway ..Great work..
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That thing is super cool!!
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I just wanna fly like Superman. Other than that Great Job
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It's amazing what people do in their spare time..cool hobbie👍
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Congratulations, it's fantastic job!
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Impressive is an understatement. Great achievement.
+Grundisphutoc Agreed
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Wow i have been wanting to build one .. its the aerodynamics that look really complicated to me. But as a get go my idea was to build something that flaps slower like this one not crazy fast like some of the smaller ones i have seen as that doesnt look natural at all. at a distance this thing will look exactly like a real life giant bird. Do you have any plans on how you built this any drawings and stuff and the equipment you used for it i would like to use this as a base point and improve upon if i can. Thanks for your efforts and great to see you have built such an amazing machine.
Thanks. I will have a Commercial version soon.
very cool. i wish we saw more landing and takeoff! i always love the landing the most
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That is so amazing!
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Well done, that is breakthrough performance and flying image.
Thanks, my new version is much quieter and complete with body shell.
That is pretty cool! Well done!
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Very cool- amazing project. Good luck
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wow, nice job! very realistic looking
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It was a graceful flight. Kudos.
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Really impressive. If that "plane" was not that noisy, it could be used to take aerial footage where drones are not allowed, hence a National Park...
This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears .
fantastic! Superb work!
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This is a great job.
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Bonsoir,
C'est vraiment super. Et digne de Léonard de Vinci. Avec une caméra embarquée ce doit être intéressant pour l'approche des oiseaux ou autres animaux. 👏😉 S.R
30 min flight time off one battery you say? That is incredible
Excelente trabajo, enhorabuena.
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VERY smooth flight! Awesome!
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Very nice..I bet all the birds stayed away ..even the birds of prey dident want to mess with that lol.
Thanks, Actually some birds like to chase it .
Beautiful bro!
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Loved, liked and suscribed.
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Ornithopters are getting more popular and better advanced... but they're all loud still lol
This is only a prototype version with a custom built aluminum open gearbox, it's the aluminum gears in the gearbox that is making that noise . My new 3D printed version has an enclosed gearbox with nylon gears .
That's amazing looks real the pigeons will be confused. ..
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You can give this giant bird a rent in the role of a giant bird in a Hollywood movie
Wow, Nice job.
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amazing fly like a real bird...good job
Wow..first time saw something like that
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Looks amazing
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That was amazing i enjoyed evey second thank you
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Well done. Amazing
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FLIES LIKE A BIRD!!
AMAZING!!! :) :)
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very nice.. wish i've seen this ealier..well done..
That's very cool. Next, make one 3 times that size!
I have had request of making a Dragon, pterodactyl or other large Dino birds.. It will be in my future build after this one.
Hell that is amazing very very cool 🤓!!!🤔
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That is so cool! Wow
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Tout à fait admirable, félicitations.
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Superb piece of aeronautical engineering.
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