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Flapping Wings Newsletter

Here are the most recent issues of the Ornithopter Society's newsletter, Flapping Wings, which is not currently in production. A large collection of back issues is now available. This download covers the period from 1984 to 2002. We have a lot more issues waiting to be scanned, so keep an eye out for those in the future.

2018 Fall
Steam powered ornithopters. Flappers by Terrence Murphy book review.
2018 Spring
Schmid manned ornithopter mechanism revealed. Articulated wings.
2017 Summer
A 3D modeling study on feathered dinosaurs. Pterothopter plans. Project Firebolt: a ride-on-top aircraft. Bat Bot. Differential flapping.
2017 Spring
Francis Reynolds' Iron Bird. V tails in ornithopters. Goose ornithopter.

 
2016 Spring
Payload ornithopter contest. Firewing toy ornithopter review. Tensioned membrane wings. Ornithopter Society grants program.