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This custom built flying toy features a really cool miniature flapping wing mechanism and it really flies! You can build your own flying ornithopter with wire, balsa wood, tissue paper, super glue, a rubber band, and some tinkering.  The parts for this ornithopter’s flapping mechanism were made from Delrin plastic and fabricated on a miniature milling machine.

Very simple versions can be made with balsa wood, glue, thread, wire, and tissue paper.  A rubber band serves as the power source and actuator.

 

Larger versions can fly for extended periods of time inside or outdoors.

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