Dead cat made into a helicopter

A Dutch artist has turned his dead cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, into a helicopter – dubbed the Orvillecopter.

Mr Jansen said after a period of mourning he decided to pay tribute to Orville with the art project.The Orvillecopter does not fly quite right, but Mr Jansen said he will receive more powerful engines and larger propellers for his birthday, allowing for a more "steady flight".

He said Orville will soon be "flying with the birds". 

"Oh how he loved birds," he said. "He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight."

Orville Wright, one half of the American Wright brothers along with brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful aeroplane and made the first sustained human flight in 1903.