Cats away! Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car

PUBLISHED: 02:32, 4 June 2012 | UPDATED: 08:26, 4 June 2012
Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die.
So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter.
Dutch artist Bart Jansen first stuffed Orville before teaming up with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman to build a specially-designed flying mechanism to attach to the cat. 

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Paws for thought: Cat Orville was turned into a helicopter by his artist owner Bart Jansen, pictured right,after he was run over by a car
Paws for thought: Cat Orville was turned into a helicopter by his artist owner Bart Jansen, pictured right,after he was run over by a car
Flying high: Bart Jensen has dubbed his cat art The Orvillecopter
Flying high: Bart Jensen has dubbed his cat art The Orvillecopter
Cat overhead: Radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman, pictured back right, controls The Orvillecopter
Cat overhead: Radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman, pictured back right, controls The Orvillecopter
The end result, named the Orvillecopter, is now on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam where visitors can watch Orville flying for themselves.
 

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Jansen said the Orvillecopter is 'half cat, half machine', and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his cat Orville.
Jansen, part of the art cooperative Generaal Pardon, said: 'After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously.'
He added that Orville will soon be 'flying with the birds' stating: 'Oh how he loved birds. He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight.'
Moving art: The Orvillecopter is on display in a gallery during at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam
Moving art: The Orvillecopter is on display in a gallery during at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam
Tribute: Dutch artist Bart Jansen made the The Orvillecopter as part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his cat Orville
Tribute: Dutch artist Bart Jansen made the The Orvillecopter as part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his cat Orville
Putting on the finishing touches: Bart Jansen, left, made the cat contraption with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman, pictured right
Putting on the finishing touches: Bart Jansen, left, made the cat contraption with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman, pictured right

 

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@PK I fear my mother may have a little too much mass, even eviscerated and stuffed with batteries and helium.
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That is so gross and why would you ever do that. That's so sad.
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This is Really cool! To all people that think this is Cruel.. Just think next time that your meal, IS MEAT. And the Cow that just lost her life are not going to have the chance to fly!
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Interesting and very artistic....also a bit macabre... but I like it
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That's sick.
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This is f...... disgusting
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I am a cat lover and i care about all pets. This is no tribute. This is exploitation of the cat to gain attention and feed his narcissism. Poor cat lay him to rest. He's not a toy. Do that to your mother Mr. Artist.
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I am a cat lover and i care about all pets. This is no tribute. This is exploitation of the cat to gain attention and feed his narcissism. Poor cat lay him to rest. He's not a toy. Do that to your mother Mr. Artist.
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"Well this taking a flying cat to a whole new level, I kind of find the taxidermy portion of this story a little disturbing, but then, that is not the point, the cat died of natural causes, so I don't see the harm in it as long as it doesn't get out of hand. To each there own, that what makes this a wonderful world we live in.
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People have way too much time on their hands.
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