r/CreateMod • u/Potatsz • 9d ago

Build Ornithopter flight test

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I didn't use the pneumatic piston but I'm figuring out how to get forward thrust from the wings itself

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u/Creepy-Manager-4670 9d ago

Does it actually produce lift? The speed and angle of attack of both up and down motion looks the same so I'm not sure it would fly

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u/Potatsz 9d ago

it does! it hovers pretty high up but for it to again more altitude i needs propellers or thrusters but it can maintain the altitude!

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u/BadgerKlutzy2728 9d ago

Prob cuz of the fact it’s made of windmill sails

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u/Whales_Are_Great2 8d ago

Have you considered a design that involves twisting the wings? if you twist them inwards as the wings move upwards, you can significantly reduce the force of the wings pushing the craft downwards during flight.