Credit for the idea and creativity of the wing rotators goes to @spartancarlos73. Its construction is what motivated me to explore more about ornithopters, Thanks to him it was possible to create this 100% electric and 100% functional ornithopter.

History:

The Orni-02 was an experimental flapping wing aircraft built in 2007 by a small group of students and engineers from the then renowned Royal University of BerulaCity. The Orni-02 was heavily inspired by the Riout 102T Alérion designed by René Riout in 1937. The project's intention was to study a propulsion concept that had been little explored in aviation: flapping wing aircraft.

The flapped wings, also known as oscillating or floating wings, are a type of movable wing system that mimics the flapping motion of birds' wings. Although not common in conventional aircraft, the flapping wings have been studied in experimental projects such as the Orni-02 and the Riout 102T Alérion.

The purpose was to study how the oscillating wing propulsion system behaved with large aircraft at high speeds, and whether it would be feasible or possible to introduce this type of propulsion in aviation in the distant future. After the group of university students managed to raise investment funds for the project and faced many years of delays, the Orni-02 was finally assembled by the team and tested in wind tunnels, with the first flight taking place at the Paris Air Show 2009. The Orni-02 flew over the show for over an hour, stealing the show and captivating everyone who watched it, enchanted by the flapping of its wings like a bird, performing acrobatic maneuvers and demonstrating its real capabilities for landing and super short takeoffs.

After the Orni-02 debuted at the 2009 Paris Air Show, contracts began to pour in for the project, with many navies from various countries around the world showing interest in financing the project and even purchasing the license for the project. The Orni-02 was constantly making headlines and newspapers at the time, becoming the main topic of conversation around the world. However, a few days later, the first signs of major setbacks began to appear in the project. The Orni-02's wings began to wear out much faster than usual, due to the stress of the material used in the wings from being constantly subjected to high G loads during oscillation. Another problem that the engineers were unable to solve was the excessive vibration caused by the oscillation of the wings. The accelerated wear of the material forced the team to replace all Eight wings of the Orni-02 every hour and a half of flight, greatly increasing the cost of the project to the point of being well above the team's budget. With each flight, wear and tear and structural fatigue increased, to the point that the team was forced to replace not only the wings, but now the entire set of moving parts and screws in the fuselage every hour of flight. The project ended up proving unfeasible and was definitively abandoned at the end of 2009. The Orni-02 is currently preserved and stored at the BerulaCity aeronautical museum on display to the public.

Activation groups and specifications:

Model: STOL Ornithopter Orni-02

Capacity: 1 Pilot

Max Speed: 160km/h (100mph, 86kn)

Cruise: 144km/h (90mph, 78kn)

VREF: 112km/h (70mph, 60kn)

Service ceiling: 3,048 (10,000ft)

Price: $308.000,00 USD

AG1 => NAV Lights

AG2 => Beacon Lights

AG3 => Landing Lights

AG4 => Parking Brakes

AG5 => Speed Brake

AG6 => Engines/Wings

AG8 => Main Engines

Gallery:

All these screenshots were taken in (low physics)!