Ornithopter　Bird　pterosaur 羽ばたき機羽ばたき　超小型飛行機　羽ばたき機Ultra small airplanes and Ornithopters　 by Kazuhiko Kakuta

Ornithopter and Ultra small airplanes　 by Kazuhiko Kakuta　　

　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　2007/6/1　2008/12/07 2009/5/26 2009/8/26 2010/1/24UP　
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from 2011/1/26

Since childhood, I had adoration toward flying in the sky. I like birds and do not get tired of looking at a flying figure of a black kite. In elementary school days, I was deep in a paper airplane. At the time of junior high student, I flew a radio control airplane for the first time, but the airplane crashed by the first flight. It was continuation of a crash afterwards.

I became a doctor, and I got possible to spend money freely and came to let at last you fly in a model helicopter somehow. However, it required the part purchase, adjustment and money and time abundantly and gave up the helicopter. I have been tired when I fly a too fast model airplane.

So I arrived at gliders. In particular hand lunch gliders are small and are hard to be broken even if I fall, and repair can immediately even if broken. A small hand lunch glider I forecast wind, and to fly is pleasant. I can fly it in a park nearby.

In winter, 2005, there was broadcast of Indoor Plane of Mr. Koichi Tanaka by the NHK eagerness times. I watched this, and I enlarged a dream to the ultra small radio control airplane which could fly indoors. I run about for study, the material gathering immediately and make No.1 airplane of 3g in weight (Indoor 1).

I made No.2 airplane (Indoor 2), and I was captivated by a ornithopter of Mr. Takahashi.
I made an ornithopter (butterfly 1).

While I made it, it flashed when an ultra small pteranodon of radio control (Pterosauria) might be made by this method, and I investigated documents of a pteranodon.

I found documents about detailed flight of a pteranodon and started a reading, production.
I did various trials in Pteranodon 1, but it does not fly well, and I learn it from failure and make Pteranodon2. And I make smaller Pteranodon3.
Now I am making Pteranodon5 which had a near flight system to a more real pteranodon afterwards. I have a dream to fly Pterosauria.

New UP 28/June/2023

References: The Pterosaurs: From Deep Time by Unwin, David M　2005

I want to show it to allergic children (my pacients). However, I do not get that time in medical examination and treatment. Thus I put the appearance that pteranodons fly in HP.

When you click an image, a detailed page opens.

There is a video of a flight (VTR).
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Click hear for the latest VTR of YouTube

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Kazu Ornithopter 3D printing Parts Shop　2013/5/19UP
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Request site for production of Kazu Ornithpter 　　

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PDF File　Mowen Development History　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　21/July/2023 by Kazuhiko Kakuta

1 Mowen 2009

2 The Japanese who built and flew the actual Mowen

3 Phantom Mowen Mass Production Project 2013-2016

4 Mowen 55% 2013

5 Mowen 55% 3DP 2014

6 Gunship

6 Mowen under 99 2022

PDF File Flaptter Development History

1 Flaptter 19-2 to 8 2011 -- Development of Unit 1

　　　Flapping phase shift

2 Flapptter mass production project by T company--a phantom project that did not come true

3 Flaptter19-9-3Dprint 2013 -- Flaptter scheduled to be presented to Mr. Hayao Miyazaki

4 Flaptter50 2016 -- Lightweight model using New Wing System

　　　It has a large thrust, and is capable of acrobatic flight.

　　　The Japanese who imitated the Flaptter50 and created the Flaptter

　　　Beeee55

5 Flaptter ProtoType55 2019

　　The prototype of Flaptter depicted in Hayao Miyazaki's "Nausicaa of the Valley of 　the Wind Watercolor Paintings Collection Hayao Miyazaki"

6 FlaptterVTOL84 2021
　　　　-- The base is a quadcopter, flapping its wings is just for decoration.

　　Making a short detour.

7 SFOFlaptter114 2022

　ServoDriveSystem that controls flapping and steering with Arduino CODE

　　　BLUEARROW AF D43S-6.0-MG Micro Metal Gear Digital Servo

8 SFOFlaptter117 2022

　ServoDriveSystem that controls flapping and steering with Arduino CODE

　　BLUE ARROW D0576HT-HV Servo

PDF File DragonFly-type Ornithjopter Development History
　　　　Development of DragonFly-type ornithopter started in 2012
　　　　DragonFly21----- 2012　
　　　　DragonFly48-----2015
　　　　DragonFly49-----2015　　
　　　　DragonFly78-----2020
　　　　SFODragonFly92---2021
　　　　SFODragonFly90-4Servo ---2022

PDF File Butterfly-type ornithopter development history 　　　　　　　　　　Development of butterfly-type ornithopter started in 2012
　　I have built many Ornithopters through trial and error.

PDF File　MicroRaptor type Ornithopter Development History
　　　　The first MicroRaptorF8, 　　
　　　　Next, the MicroRaptor70,
　　　　MicroRaptor71 remade based on expert opinion
　　　　 latest work SFOMicroRaptor109 made using Arduino.

PDF File　Development history of the pterosaur-type ornithopter
　　　　　I have described the progress of the development of
　　　　the pterosaur-type ornithopter from 2007
　　　　　　to the present (30/June/2023).
1 Maneuvering with the membrane between the toes
2 Maneuvering with the membrane attached to the leg
3 Maneuvering with computer-controlled servos

　　　　　　　　　　　It has evolved.

PDF File for Making of Ornithopter in Japanese
　　　　　　151003　羽ばたき機の原理と実機開発－3
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Facebook --Making of Ornithopter
https://twitter.com/KazuKaku

RCgrope thread --Making of Ornithopter
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1737587-Kazu-Orni-Making-of-SnowyOwl
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Arduino CODE for Servo Flap Ornithopter

Arduino CODE（2 Servo） for 2 ServoFlapOrnithopter

Arduino CODE for ServoFlapOrnithopter90-4S(4 Servo)
　
Arduino CODE for ServoFlapOrnithopter 2servoFlap&2servoElevon

New GLDAB by Arduino Pro mini　12/October/2023
　　　Making of New GLDAB by Arduino Pro mini　4ｇ

My Ornithopters　　
　New Ornithopter -- Look Youtube, Facebook, RCgroup thread

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Sinopterus67LegControl : Second Flight Test

An article of my ornithopters was uploaded. 2015/07/24

http://3dprint.com/82355/3d-printed-ornithopters/

Puffin 29iV with KJELL wiggle Drive 2013/3/11 UP

SlowHawk2 with articulated wings 2013/3/11 UP

My article appeared with the title "A principle and a production method of an ornithopter".on radio control technic. March, 2013.

Bat18-3 swing legs 2013/1/17

Bat18-4 with Articulated wings and swing legs 2013/1/17

GosHawk26iV ultralight ornithopter 2013/1/8

Seagull24iV with Articulated wings 2013/1/8

GosHawk25iv with Articulated wings　　　2013/1/8

Demo Flight in Model airplane interchange society(Teikyo university Department of Aerospace engineering) 2012/11/10　

SeaGull 24iv 2012/10/23UP

NightFury Baby 23iV 2012/10/23UP

Ornithopters of this site was introduced with radio control technic. November, 2012.

Title: "Ornithopter" that gliding is possible by electronic control.

Radio Control Technic http://www.rc-tech.co.jp/

FalcoHobby 22 iV 2012/9/06ＵＰ

Dragonfly 21-4 2012/5/13 UP

Bat 18-2 swing Tail 2012/2/10UP

Flaptter of Laputa　2011/11/21ＵＰ

Plan of Flaptter19-8

Kestel 17-1 inverted Vtail

　　　　 2011/11/8UP

Deadly Nadder 2011/9/27 UP

Tyto 15 2011/9/27 UP

Dsungaripterus 5-7V　　2011/8/8UP

Pteranodon 5-6V 2011/3/31 UP

Night Fury 2010/7/15UP

Circus　F9　　2010/4/14UP

Moven of Nausicca in the vallery of the wind 2010/4/12UP

Gunship of Nausicca in the vallery of the wind 2011/6/30 UP

A publication article on Flapping Wings
An article about my Pterosauria type ornithopter was carried by the news letter which American The Ornithopter Zone published.
I wrote an article by a request from Nathan Chronister which was the sponsorship.

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