R/C ARF Flying Model Pterosaur Specifications

• Wingspan: 1400mm (55.1")
• Length: 1 000mm (39.4")
• Flying Weight: 400g (14.1oz)
• R/C Functions: Traditional elevons made into wing during manufacture.  Right/left rudder effect by tail movement optional due to weight, space and wear on the tail servo during landing.
• Requires (2) standard servos, (1) metal gear standard servo if using tail rudder

Long- tailed pterosaur that lived prior to the Jurassic period about 210 - 200 million years ago.

**See photos below**

Kit Contents:

(1) Carbon fiber/ Kevlar  body with integral legs and webbed feet

(1) Kevlar fiber head with integrated teeth

(1) Pair of carbon fiber flight arms and claws with fixed Kevlar flight skin 

(1) Instruction set

Miscellaneous small parts and accessory items for R/C gear setup (wing control cables, etc.)

Painted by Wild Skies Models -- $416.00 + S/H

Unpainted ------------------------$381.00 + S/H

Unpainted display model ---------$272.00 + S/H

Dimorphodon in History

Just east of the village of Lyme Regis in England during the 19th century, the successful paleontologist Mary Anning found multiple fossils of the skeletal remains from large aquatic dinosaurs. Additionally, some remains of a pterosaur were also discovered. The famous dinosaur paleontologist, William Buckland acquired the remains the following year and called it "Pterodactylus macronyx" because the three claws at the middle hand bone of the flight arm were relatively big and strong.

In 1858, Richard Owen obtained skeleton remains from the British Museum of London which obviously belonged to the same species. Based on obvious differences from the known species of Pterodactylus from the upper Jurassic layers of Soinhofen, a new name of ,"Dimorphodon macronyx" was coined because the catch teeth in the front jaw were very large and followed up behind by multiple small teeth.

Till today, fossilized remains of the Dimorphodon are very rare. The exact shape of the tail is not yet known.

Photos-- Click on photos to enlarge

(not limited to these color schemes)

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