Web Site Links
to the theme Flapping Wings
Robert Korobelnik
presents an interesting spectrum around the technics of flapping wings on his French
web site about Unusual, Flying radio-controlled objects
(ovirc). http://ovirc.free.fr
Robert speaks German and sells ornithopter models to Germany too.
http://ovirc.free.fr/ornithopteres_hobbytechnik.php
Albert Kempf
has a presentation about successful ornithopters and their theory with his Truefly
and his French Revolution in Aeronautic
. http://truefly.chez.com/
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Rechenberg
The PowerPoint slides for his lectures on bionics Lokomotions-Techniken von
Wassertieren, Flossen-Propulsion und Gleittechnik fliegender Fische
https://www.slideserve.com/nerita/ingo-rechenberg
also show the effects of interlocking of thrust and drag (starting on slide 31).
Also interesting are his slides on the topic of Vorbild Vogelflug - Evolution
aerodynamischer Tricks am Vogelflügel
https://www.slideserve.com/deirdre/ingo-rechenberg.
Dr. Wolfgang Send und Felix Scharstein
Thrust measurement for flapping-flight components
http://aniprop.de/sites/default/files/icas2010_paper446_send.pdf
Karl-Heinz Helling
Integrated flapping wing
Development and testing of a model with two wings, flapping in push-pull with
lifting/rotation motion.
http://www.mfc-rossendorf.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Projekt/Hubfluegel/Projekt/SchlagfluegelProjekt.htm
Nathan Chronister
On this American website you will find a lot of excellent informations about ornithopters
with membrane flapping wings.
http://www.ornithopter.org
Patricia Jones-Bowman
Canadian Ornithopter Researchers page
http://www.ornithopter-pilot.com/Ornithopter_Researchers_Forum.html