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ZXO-3 Ornithopter

This is a ornithopter kit that we produced for a few years. If you’ve never built an ornithopter you don’t know what your missing. Ornithopters rely on their flapping wings to propel them through the air like a bird. Watching one fly is like looking at a flying piece of art. 

Bellow are links to download the PDF files of the plans, illustrated instruction manual and parts list.

Pages one and two of the plans will need to be printed on legal paper and make sure your printer is not set to shrink the image to a best fit for the paper. Otherwise the full size plans may no longer be full sized. 

Also the instructions recommend using crimped aluminum tubes to hold the connecting rods in place. While this works I would recommend using small pieces of heat shrink tubing instead. Shrink it to size and then wick a little glue under the heat shrink.

I’ve built many of these models and each one flies a little different. Some fly straight off the board and some require a little adjustment.

Parts List

Full Size Plans Page #1

Full Size Plans Page #2

Illustrated Instruction Manual

If you want your model to look like the picture above. Visit our page on how to print decals on tissue. Here you will find decals you can download for the ZXO-3.
Printing Decals on Tissue Paper.