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Advanced
Projects / Grants Program
Usually what
draws people to flapping-wing flight is that they love to experiment.
Ornithopters give us the perfect opportunity, because there is an
unlimited range of projects that haven't even been tried yet. Even
students or individual hobbyists can do some very important experiments
and make a genuine contribution to the field. The Ornithopter Society
would like to encourage investigations in key areas of flapping-wing
research.
Instead of just
"building an ornithopter" for your b-tech project (that's
been done before) you could tackle
one of these unique projects selected for making a real contribution
to the field! We can provide support, including technical assistance,
materials, and funding, for the specific projects listed below.
You can also propose your own ideas for consideration. Please contact
the Ornithopter Society if you would like to participate.
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Mobile
App Development: Develop a smartphone app that uses the
phone camera to measure the flapping rate of any ornithopter
or bird. Or, create a mobile version of the FlapDesign software
on this web site. These apps would be very useful for developing
ornithopters and for studying bird behavior.
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Scale
Model of 1942 Ornithopter: Take measurements from old
photos to work out the dimensions of the world's first manned
ornithopter, flown in 1942. The first step is to produce scale
drawings that can be used to build a scale flying model of
Schmid's ornithopter.
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Ornithopter
Society Newsletter: An internship / volunteer position
is available as editor of our print newsletter. This could
be a great learning experience, something to build your resume,
and a fine way to help build the ornithopter community.
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