I've got a school competition coming up and thought of doing an ornithopter.I've gotaround 10 days to do it with a friend of mine.Could you guys suggest a simple rubberband powered model that we can make and any plans if you guys can send them.And this is my first time working with such stuff.


So,to put it in short,help me make a simple but nice rubberband powered ornithopter.

I have read a bit on rcindia about this but anymore help would be appreciated.

too vague and quick sir.I would like one with more detail.Would you know someone?I have seen the freebird plan and it also seems a little 'vague'.

Go to this url http://students.iitk.ac.in/aeromodelling/downloads/
There is a pdf tutorial on rubber powered ornithopter in tutorial section.
I hope that will help better.

Lot of good information about Ornithopter:
http://ornithopter.de/english/index_en.htm
http://www.ornithopter.org/index.shtml

Thank you Maharana sir and spitfire.I'll read up on all this.I have gone through ornithopter.org.Will see the others.

RC Ornithopter ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vJF2z0b58&feature=related
looks almost a bird.   

And makes a sound like nothing else on the planet Awesome!

If I could make that,I would be very happy.

woow..time to make one...