I am looking for a bird like RC plane. This vehicle needs to be like a small hawk or smaller bird like a pigeon and must look very realistic. Prototypes which cannot fly very well, but can glide comfortably will do. Thankyou.
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I am looking for a site I found once of a guy who builds just such airframes right down to control surfaces that work just like real wings. I will post when I find the link.
Are you looking for an ornithopter (flapping wings?) Do you need an anatomically correct airframe? I have noticed that flying wings can look very much like a soaring hawk at altitude. We have a custom built 7' wing span flying wing and I've had hawks come join me in thermals (almost hit one once, thankfully he had quicker evasive moves than I had.) From the ground they look and fly very similarly, especially when turning and soaring in thermals.
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Edit: Model Airplane News June 2002 has an article on designing them;
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3819/is_200206/ai_n9113847/...