Version 1.0 of the Ornithopter core mechanism is working!

I've been designing a modular, fully 3D-printed ornithopter mechanism as part of the Printables.com 'Mechanical Marvels' competition - but in all reality, I've wanted to do this since watching Dune in January. Whether or not Ornithopters are practical (thanks physics, the inverse square law is frustrating as hell sometimes) for heavy aircraft, they absolutely can work - and so I'm going to try to make a core mechanism that can be leveraged for any number of Ornitopter designs, fully 3D printed, and designed/available for free to anyone who wants to try to build one!

You can check out the models/prints I'm designing here - they'll be regularly updated until I'm satisfied with the mass, size, and performance:

* Ornithopter Mechanism: [ Ссылка ]
* Rod and Retaining Clip: [ Ссылка ]

Stay tuned for the v1.1 update, coming soon - and a construction video of how to print, and put it together for yourself.

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