Have You seen This? Kitty-copter

SALT LAKE CITY — I love cats.

I grew up with cats: Cally, Tiger, Cinder, Sidney.
I currently own a cat, Tripley, but never once have I ever thought about memorializing any one of them by turning them into a quadcopter.
But that is exactly what Dutch artist Bart Jansen did with his pet cat, Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright.
You see, Orville, the cat, was hit and killed by a car and after a "period of mourning" Jansen felt the best way to pay tribute to his cat was to allow him to fly with the birds.
"Oh how he loved birds," Jansen wrote. "Now he is finally flying with the birds. The greatest goal a cat could ever reach!"
Yeah, it is kind of creepy, but lots of people preserve their pets or prizes.
Jansen simply added a twist, or a Lotus T580 engine and four propellers, and created the Orvillecopter.
Rest in peace? Doesn't quite seem appropriate considering the cat's eyes are wide open.

Graydon Johns, ksl.com News Director

Graydon Johns manages the ksl.com news team, the daily content lineup and manages the Tech & Gadgets section on Page Two of ksl.com. He also writes and manages the Have You Seen This? feature on the website.