Snow Petrel

79 cm sea-bird ornithopter, later reworked as an EDF storm petrel.

Description

79 cm sea-bird ornithopter, later reworked as an EDF storm petrel.

Development Log

  • 2020-02-20 — Snow petrel testflights in Wind and drizzle 20.02.2020 — flapping angle was lowered slightly, also model has inverted tail and uses powerarms now, also last second flights in video were using a stabilizer. Wingspan: 79cm Motor: 1811 3800kv ESC: Multistar 32Bit 12A Gears: .4M12T pinion, .4M60t spur gear, .42M7Tpinionwire, .4M66t Main gear Control: 2x D65MG metal servo Receiver: iRangeX FLYSKY ppm Stabilizer: Byte-D weight: 142g
  • 2020-02-26 — Snow petrel speedy flight 25.02.2020 — then a Wing broke from rough landing Wingspan: 79cm Motor: 1811 3800kv ESC: Multistar 32Bit 12A Gears: .4M12T pinion, .4M60t spur gear, .42M7Tpinionwire, .4M66t Main gear Control: 2x D65MG metal servo Receiver: iRangeX FLYSKY ppm Stabilizer: Byte-D weight: 142g
  • 2020-03-05 — Snow petrel flights 4.3.2020 — Wingspan: 79cm Motor: 1811 3800kv ESC: Multistar 32Bit 12A Gears: .4M12T pinion, .4M60t spur gear, .42M7Tpinionwire, .4M66t Main gear Control: 2x D65MG metal servo Receiver: iRangeX FLYSKY ppm Stabilizer: Byte-D Battery: 3S 180mah lipo, 2S 300mah lipo weight: 142g (with Lipo)
  • 2020-03-05 — Snow petrel flights in dense fog and mist 5.3.2020 — Wingspan: 79cm Motor: 1811 3800kv ESC: Multistar 32Bit 12A Gears: .4M12T pinion, .4M60t spur gear, .42M7Tpinionwire, .4M66t Main gear Control: 2x D65MG metal servo Receiver: iRangeX FLYSKY ppm Stabilizer: Byte-D Battery: 3S 180mah lipo, 2S 300mah lipo weight: 142g (with Lipo)
  • 2020-08-30 — EDF Storm Petrel new Control System
  • 2021-05-31 — snow petrel testflight with new articulated wings 31.05.21

Tagged as #ornithopter, #petrel, #bird, #edf, #animatronic, #flying-machine.