Comments by "Gort" (@gort8203) on "The Riout 102T Alérion Ornithopter; Frank Herbert’s Inspiration?" video.

  1. Come on man, you're spoiling the mood for all the easily impressed day dreamers out there!😉
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  2. Only in science fiction.
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  3. Admitting that it could not fly would ruin the whole video for those viewers whose enthusiasm for such things depends on suspension of disbelief.
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  4. Based on what is seen in this video I don't even believe it would fly at all. It looks like the solid wings just flap up and down in a single plane of movement, which would seem to push as much air up as it does down. I don't see how warping them to provide some forward thrust would overcome the net lack of lift. Insect wings don't simply flap up and down on a hinge in one plane, they have more complex movements that move the air in a net direction rather than just back and forth. Anyone got film of this aircraft flying?
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  5. It would take a lot more than tweaking, it would take a fundamental redesign.
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  6. True, because it's completely impractical.
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