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I have a 27 HP snowmobile engine, horizontal shaft. For info on the machine
"High Flight 1" see:
http://live.av.com/clubs-ornithopter
Ken Bowers

That is a very interesting idea you got there Ken. You could use
something other
than steel for the strut  such as carbon fiber and add a little mass at
the ends to 
change the resonent frequency as needed. Might save a little weight. 

Has anybody proposed two ridgid wings oscillating out of phase such as
the 
X wing dragon fly type? As a guess on my part this should eliminate the 
inherent up and down forces and vibration on the fuselage as the wings
flap.
I know it works in model form as I have seen one fly. The propulsive 
efficiency should be better than a prop for low speed use. 

Contact Paul
McCready at Aeroenvironment in Simi Valley for more information on the
model.
Their web site http://www.aeroenvironment.com/  is still under
construction.
	
Paul Lamar


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