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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
Hi,
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/excl..._203330-1.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpobKBR6n9U - be sure to watch it in HD for best picture Very cool! What a lovely machine in flight! Congratulations to the designers for a job well done! Paul Remde |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
It may interest RAS readers to know that the project was supported by
the members and facilities of the Great Lakes Gliding Club on (Mike) Ronan Field at Tottenham Ontario in 2009 and 2010. The construction took place in the barn and clubhouse there, and Todd had his only glider training at the club. All flights were at Ronan Field. It was something to behold!! The only time when you can says 'flutter is good'! |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustainedflight
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:14:52 -0700, Bob wrote:
It may interest RAS readers to know that the project was supported by the members and facilities of the Great Lakes Gliding Club on (Mike) Ronan Field at Tottenham Ontario in 2009 and 2010. The construction took place in the barn and clubhouse there, and Todd had his only glider training at the club. All flights were at Ronan Field. AHA! That explains a comment made about this article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/23/pedalo/ signed by 'Great Lakes Gliding - Member' who mentioned involvement by Todd and University Of Toronto Students Aerospace/Mechanical as well as students from France, and Holland but not that Great Lakes Gliding was involved. It was something to behold!! The only time when you can says 'flutter is good'! A good effort, but IMO they need to do better: all other man-powered aircraft have gained appreciable height after take-off and maintained it for most of the flight. With all due respect for the participants, the only published videos I've seen show a bare ability to maintain height while well inside ground effect. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
It is the FLAPPING WING that makes it a record. Propeller driven craft
are much easier to do of course and can take off and fly long distances. Are you saying 19 seconds at 25 KPH is all ground effect? Surely you might agree that even in ground effect one loses height and speed at some rate? Or have you discovered perpetual gliding? ;-) The FAI representative is said to think otherwise. Approval is expected in October. And it was uphill on the field. I saw the late fall flights last year in person. I guess the data will have to speak for itself. |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustainedflight
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:38:17 -0700, Bob wrote:
It is the FLAPPING WING that makes it a record. Propeller driven craft are much easier to do of course and can take off and fly long distances. Fairly minimal flap amplitude. One thing I'm genuinely curious about: given the flapping amplitude, why is the pylon so high? Are you saying 19 seconds at 25 KPH is all ground effect? Surely you might agree that even in ground effect one loses height and speed at some rate? Or have you discovered perpetual gliding? ;-) No, of course not, just that I don't recall other MPA attempts claiming records until the Cramer Prize had been collected. Subsidiary question which others have asked in other places: what is the glide performance without flapping? The aircraft looks as it it should be a fairly efficient glider, so I'm curious about its sinking speed and glide ratio. And it was uphill on the field. I saw the late fall flights last year in person. I guess the data will have to speak for itself. What data? Apart from a couple of videos, neither of which are said to be of the record attempt, I've seen no other information. A link to it would be very much appreciated. So would a description of the flapping mechanism -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
snipminimal flap amplitude.
One thing I'm genuinely curious about: given the flapping amplitude, why is the pylon so high? I am not expert on this and was not involved in construction... the pylon is merely for wing support at rest, the flapping is achieved by drawing down on a cable to the underside of the wing, generated lift makes the wing rise up, and the process repeats. Are you saying 19 seconds at 25 KPH is all ground effect? Surely you might agree that even in ground effect one loses height and speed at some rate? Or have you discovered perpetual gliding? ;-) No, of course not, just that I don't recall other MPA attempts claiming records until the Cramer Prize had been collected. This is for a flapping flight. Subsidiary question which others have asked in other places: what is the glide performance without flapping? The aircraft looks as it it should be a fairly efficient glider, so I'm curious about its sinking speed and glide ratio. The team could likely tell you, see: hpo.ornithopter.net As a glider pilot I would describe the sink rate as considerable, lots of drag, not a floater to my eye. What data? Apart from a couple of videos, neither of which are said to be of the record attempt, I've seen no other information. A link to it would be very much appreciated. So would a description of the flapping mechanism There are now lots of stories on the major news sites in Canada, big press conference at the field with satellite trucks and all! The FAI has attended the flight and reviewed data and is to approve the flight officially in October I was told. I cannot say if the data would be released to the public, but I would guess the team would tell you what they recorded and how. See Youtube for more videos, including one crash...: www.youtube.com/user/OrnithopterProject The pilot pushes out with his legs, by pulleys that draws a cable downward on both wings, lift generated then lifts the wings back up, repeat... very simple. They did not use arm motion as originally planned. Bob |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
It is particularly, at times like this, that our late friend Paul
MacCready is missed. He would be the first to applaud this effort, as we all do! Best Regards, Gary Osoba |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
I really laughed when I saw it fly. I'd always thought a human-
powered ornithopter was all but impossible and I was amazed to see it go as well as it did. I think it might have climbed a little bit and with a bit of tweaking and a stronger pilot it might actually be capable of doing a figure-eight course. A remarkable achievement and presumably on a tight budget. Nice job! Mike |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
On Sep 23, 6:10*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
I really laughed when I saw it fly. *I'd always thought a human- powered ornithopter was all but impossible and I was amazed to see it go as well as it did. *I think it might have climbed a little bit and with a bit of tweaking and a stronger pilot it might actually be capable of doing a figure-eight course. *A remarkable achievement and presumably on a tight budget. Nice job! Mike Absolutely. Congratulations to the team. This is a major achievement and I hope they do more. But Eh I hope they passed over Molson and found some real beer to celebrate with. Darryl Darryl |
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World Record for first human powered ornithopter sustained flight
Well stated, Gary!
The first time I watched the video, it appeared the glider was just gliding down from the ground launch and making the most out of the ground effect. But I've watched other videos on YouTube and from the camera angle given (the tow vehicle), it sure looks like he maintains about a constant height above the ground. The wave amplitude is shallow, but I think it is quite elegant. Well done, Team Canada! Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA PS: Like the Smart Car for the ground launcher! :-) PPS: Seems like they could have found a wider runway for this type of work! |
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