Dutch artist turns dead pet cat into radio-controlled helicopter

A Dutch artist turned his cat into a fully-working helicopter, after it was run down and killed by a car.   

Bart Jansen stuffed Orville before teaming up with an expert on radio-controlled helicopters to attach propellers to each of its four paws.      

The cat -- named after pioneering aviator Orville Wright -- is now a piece of artwork. The "Orvillecopter" was put on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam.           

Jansen told Sky News that his creation is "half cat, half machine" and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his pet.        
 "After a period of mourning, he received his propellers posthumously," he said.         

The "Orvillecopter" currently struggles to fly steadily, a problem Jansen has promised to fix.       

"He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday, so this hopping will soon change into steady flight," he added.