Hello
My name is Patricia Jones-Bowman, I
am the test-pilot
of a full-size, engine powered, piloted
ornithopter that
we have been testing for 4 years now here
in Canada.
Recently I have begun work on my own
design in collaboration
with a small group of
engineers.
'Nightingale' [my ornithopter] will
take one of two possible forms
...either a monoplane very loosely based
on Quetzalcoatlus Northropi
or a biplane based on dragonfly
flight.
I hope to use either a membrane wing or a
semi-membrane wing
or a hybrid single surface/double surface
wing.
Has anyone done research into the control
of membrane wings or
any research into man-made membrane
wings ?
Has anyone done research into the travel
of the shed vortex with
the intent of phasing the rear wing
flapping cycle [in the biplane]
to capture it.
Any help that could give me would be
greatly appreciated.
Thankyou,
Patricia Jones-Bowman
