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The ornithopter design is absolutely fantastic (i.redd.it)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by JohnDClay to c/[email protected]

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I love the noise it makes and how it manages to look like a helicopter and biology inspired. And the wing folded dive to get to the spice harvester is just fantastic.

On the ground

In the air

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

they were chosen first and foremost because it's a cool visual

They used ornithopters in the books (though I don't think the specifics of the design were ever described); I don't remember if Herbert ever specified why he used ornithopters and not helicopters, or planes, or airships, or levitating ships, though; maybe they'd be less likely to attract worms, maybe he just felt they added to the alien / far future feeling of the setting.