Try 3 on a DIY ornithopter

Here, we see a third attempt:

This gives an idea of just how hard it can be to get to a Goldilocks Zone operating point, an effect of the island of function in the space of possible configurations challenge.

(One commenter noted, “I love that you are showing how much work engineering and design is. Some people don’t appreciate how many iterations it takes to make something that looks like the obvious answer.”)

In case you think this is just DIY, try this report on years of research:

Notice, ten years of effort and the fudges to get something to fly, including the augmenting mini Jet. Islands of function are all too real, even for highly intelligent designers. END

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