[ale] [tech] Is this thing real?

[Richard Bronosky]

It's anything but simple.
http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/11369_11468.htm#id_11468 but, appears
to be totally real. Amazing.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Sparr <sparr0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's actually a relatively complex flapping motion. Two joints is
> one more than most ornithopters have, and a lot more efficient. I've
> flown a lot of products from http://flappingflight.com/ in the past,
> and they are simple single-jointed wings. They fly pretty well, and
> are quite a sight to see. Not especially efficient, though.
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Richard Bronosky <Richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
>> I just can't believe that simple motion flies.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23HONJ29ME
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