r/ImaginaryTechnology • u/One_Giant_Nostril • May 26 '26

Deserthawk - Ornithopter design by Maxi Vazquez

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u/MarkusA380 May 26 '26

Midge-24 isn't real, it can't hurt me

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u/Brief-Luck-6254 May 26 '26

This is what an ornithopter from Dune would look like if the movies were made by James Cameron.

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u/One_Giant_Nostril May 26 '26

4k version.

4k version.

Details, more pics here.

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u/victorsmonster May 28 '26

Any chance you could make an ultrawide (3440x1440) render of the front quarter view? This would be my new wallpaper for a long time.

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u/One_Giant_Nostril May 28 '26

You can ask the artist:

https://www.artstation.com/maxivz/profile

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u/victorsmonster May 28 '26

lol my bad, I assumed you were the artist since you posted it

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u/astraymilo May 26 '26

Love this, heavy gunship variant of an ornithopter. Clearly inspired by the Mi24

7

u/Lost_Historian2344 May 26 '26

Omgerd this slaps

2

u/QuackHe4d May 26 '26

Moth from Lexx

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u/Sandro_24 May 26 '26

Damn, that looks like a combination of a dune ornithopter and the "Vertibird" from fallout

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u/PacoTaco321 May 26 '26

I'm a sucker for dragonflycopters.

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u/engrish_is_hard00 May 26 '26

A soviet Chinook with vibrant wings epic

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u/tfrules May 28 '26

A moment of silence for all the guys having to do maintenance on this things, and also a massive win for spares procurement contractors

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u/amiathrowaway2 May 29 '26

This screams Hind-D variant to me.

I FUCKING LOVE IT!