Ornithopter
Ornithopters are small kharadron flying machines.[1a]
Description
Stout, almost block-like in their design, Ornithopters look too cumbersome for flight, much less the rapid, darting manoeuvres that characterise their motion. They resemble huge insects flitting through the air, weaving and bobbing with almost contemptuous ease. Buoyed by a pair of small endrins mounted to the sides of their frame, directed by a great propeller suspended at the centre of that frame immediately above the wheelhouse, and steered by a large steel rudder fastened to their lean tail section, ornithopters are little larger than a Grundstok Gunhauler.[1a]
Role
Ornithopters aren't designed primarily for combat and boast only a set of gas-carbines situated at either side of the compartment that acts as both hold and cabin. Their real function is to act as scouts for other skyvessels, investigating conditions in advance of the airships and sparing the larger crafts the hazards of unfavourable circumstance by ferrying goods and personnel.[1a]
Sources
- 1: Overlords of the Iron Dragon
- 1a: Chapter 7
