DelFly II
Due to the big success of the original DelFly, the project was continued.
DelFly II was started as a project as the Technical University of Delft . A cooperation between TNO and ASTI determined the goals and requirements for the DelFly II project.
In a time span of one year, a DelFly had to be designed and build, while fitting in a sphere with a radius of 30cm. The smaller dimensions were not the only requirement, it also had to be lighter, and especially more robust. And of course, the onboard camera should provide clean and stable images.
In December 2006, after a year of developing, designing and building, the team has exceeded any expectation. The DelFly II, with camera onboard, can fly not only fly horizontally with a velocity of 15m/s, but it can also hover and even fly backwards with a velocity of -0.5m/s. This makes the DelFly II the world’s first ornithopter that has such a wide flight envelope without any adjustments in the planes configuration.
For more information about the DelFly II see the specifications .
Due to the big success of the original DelFly, the project was continued.
DelFly II was started as a project as the Technical University of Delft . A cooperation between TNO and ASTI determined the goals and requirements for the DelFly II project.
In a time span of one year, a DelFly had to be designed and build, while fitting in a sphere with a radius of 30cm. The smaller dimensions were not the only requirement, it also had to be lighter, and especially more robust. And of course, the onboard camera should provide clean and stable images.
In December 2006, after a year of developing, designing and building, the team has exceeded any expectation. The DelFly II, with camera onboard, can fly not only fly horizontally with a velocity of 15m/s, but it can also hover and even fly backwards with a velocity of -0.5m/s. This makes the DelFly II the world’s first ornithopter that has such a wide flight envelope without any adjustments in the planes configuration.
For more information about the DelFly II see the specifications .
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