gowlerk 1,914 #51 February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, jakee said: Really? Look at the post you made on Dec 22nd and the first post you made on Dec 29th. I re-read the entire thread before I posted. I stand by what I said to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,257 #52 February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: I re-read the entire thread before I posted. I stand by what I said to you. "They won't be able to get away with it.... This is not going to be an ongoing problem. It's easily fixable." Hey, if you're cool with lying it's your decision. Kinda odd when the evidence is right there in black and white tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #53 February 23, 2019 (edited) Clearly the FAA is on top of things here in the USA. Now my R/C pterodactyl has its FAA mandated registration number on its crest, it can't possibly be a threat to airports, politicians, or national security. (Yes it does fly, rather like a duck https://www.facebook.com/kallend/videos/10155071075211800/ Edited February 23, 2019 by kallend added link to video 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,914 #54 February 23, 2019 29 minutes ago, kallend said: Clearly the FAA is on top of things here in the USA. Now my R/C pterodactyl has its FAA mandated registration number on its crest, it can't possibly be a threat to airports, politicians, or national security. (Yes it does fly, rather like a duck https://www.facebook.com/kallend/videos/10155071075211800/ Your FB settings won't allow me to see that post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #55 February 23, 2019 6 hours ago, gowlerk said: Your FB settings won't allow me to see that post. Try again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,914 #56 February 24, 2019 5 hours ago, kallend said: Try again. That is hilariously cool. Must eat up the battery pretty quickly, but oh so fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 911 #57 February 24, 2019 I think its a fascinating piece of engineering. When he first posted the picture of the head and mentioned pterodactyl. I had to google it and subsequently had to watch 1/2 dozen you-tube video's of them. My first thought was some sort of ducted fan before the first seconds of video. Now if it only had some range and a speaker, with some shrieking on it! Something loud enough to drown out any motor sound. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,388 #58 February 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Phil1111 said: Now if it only had some range and a speaker, with some shrieking on it! Something loud enough to drown out any motor sound. This video has a screaming bird, and a cute babe! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #59 February 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Phil1111 said: I think its a fascinating piece of engineering. When he first posted the picture of the head and mentioned pterodactyl. I had to google it and subsequently had to watch 1/2 dozen you-tube video's of them. My first thought was some sort of ducted fan before the first seconds of video. Now if it only had some range and a speaker, with some shrieking on it! Something loud enough to drown out any motor sound. Oh, it DOES have a speaker with a shriek! And the eyes glow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #60 February 24, 2019 15 hours ago, gowlerk said: That is hilariously cool. Must eat up the battery pretty quickly, but oh so fun. Flights are about 5 minutes. But the important thing is that now it has the federally mandated externally located registration number it is no longer considered a threat to mankind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 911 #61 February 28, 2019 A Ornithurae drone designed for restricted and prohibited airspace It mimics peregrine flight fairly accurately. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #62 February 28, 2019 The mechanism of mine is stand-alone, with a pterodactyl shaped housing made of foam wrapped around it. You can basically make it look like any pterosaur, bird or bat that you like by changing the body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 911 #63 February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, kallend said: The mechanism of mine is stand-alone, with a pterodactyl shaped housing made of foam wrapped around it. You can basically make it look like any pterosaur, bird or bat that you like by changing the body. So without derailing this thread completely Are your wings airfoil shaped? Are the wingbeats, software or mechanically controlled? The flight of yours seems to mimic what pterodactyl flight in movies is like. Obviously who knows what the characteristics were exactly like. This model seems to really replicate the quick elbow to wingtip flapping of a peregrine. This one seems to glide better than yours, power off? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,628 #64 February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Phil1111 said: So without derailing this thread completely Are your wings airfoil shaped? Are the wingbeats, software or mechanically controlled? The flight of yours seems to mimic what pterodactyl flight in movies is like. Obviously who knows what the characteristics were exactly like. This model seems to really replicate the quick elbow to wingtip flapping of a peregrine. This one seems to glide better than yours, power off? Wings are just plastic sheet on a carbon fiber rod frame. Wing beat rate controlled from the radio. Doesn't glide well at all. Is registered, as mandated, with the Federal Government, although somehow I don't see terrorists using R/C pterodactyls to further their cause. But the government doesn't have to make sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #65 February 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, kallend said: Wings are just plastic sheet on a carbon fiber rod frame. Wing beat rate controlled from the radio. Doesn't glide well at all. Is registered, as mandated, with the Federal Government, although somehow I don't see terrorists using R/C pterodactyls to further their cause. But the government doesn't have to make sense. Ah, but no one suspects a plastic pterodactyl! In college, after a particularly late party, we plotted a way to assassinate Gaddafi by flying a Snoopy's Flying Doghouse into him at a soccer game. No one would suspect it. I mean, it's Snoopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites