Kobysh Ornithopter

Asat-3      to Japanese page

Asat is an ornithopter which has the fixed wing as a compound leaf.

The first flight!

Asat - 3 flight video

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320 x 240 px
Playback time 1 minute 

 

 

the gears of the ASAT 3

It is made from Hand Generator for the teaching aid .

 

 

There are piano wires in the center of the flapping wing. 

The elastic energy due to the twist of the wing is concentrated. In the turning back point of the flapping motion, it will cancel the force of inertia.

 

 

Asat - 3 statistics ( At the first flight March of 93
Flight time 30 second Main wing surface load 10.9 [ g/dm2 ]
Full-width 170 [ cm ] Motor RK370
Total length 74 [ cm ] Gear ratio 49: 1
Fixed main wing area 10 x 2 [ dm2 ] Power source voltage 7.2 V
the flapping wing area 9.5× 2 [ dm2 ] Nicd capacity 120mAh
Aspect ratio 7.4 Frequency 4Hz
Mass 425 [ g ] RC device Amp+2ch

To Asat-4

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