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    Rubber Band Ornithopter

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    This document provides instructions for building an ornithopter, a flying machine that mimics bird flight. It lists the required materials which include balsa wood, steel wire, paper, and glue. It then outlines the step-by-step process for constructing the fuselage, wing spars, tail, connecting rods, and final assembly. Key parts include the motor stick, crank, and conrods which connect the wings. The completed ornithopter is launched by winding up a rubber band attached to front and rear motor hooks to power the rotating wings.

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    Rubber Band Ornithopter

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    This document provides instructions for building an ornithopter, a flying machine that mimics bird flight. It lists the required materials which include balsa wood, steel wire, paper, and glue. It then outlines the step-by-step process for constructing the fuselage, wing spars, tail, connecting rods, and final assembly. Key parts include the motor stick, crank, and conrods which connect the wings. The completed ornithopter is launched by winding up a rubber band attached to front and rear motor hooks to power the rotating wings.

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    This document provides instructions for building an ornithopter, a flying machine that mimics bird flight. It lists the required materials which include balsa wood, steel wire, paper, and glue. It then outlines the step-by-step process for constructing the fuselage, wing spars, tail, connecting rods, and final assembly. Key parts include the motor stick, crank, and conrods which connect the wings. The completed ornithopter is launched by winding up a rubber band attached to front and rear motor hooks to power the rotating wings.

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    862 views17 pages

    Rubber Band Ornithopter

    Uploaded by

    Mohammad Salman
    This document provides instructions for building an ornithopter, a flying machine that mimics bird flight. It lists the required materials which include balsa wood, steel wire, paper, and glue. It then outlines the step-by-step process for constructing the fuselage, wing spars, tail, connecting rods, and final assembly. Key parts include the motor stick, crank, and conrods which connect the wings. The completed ornithopter is launched by winding up a rubber band attached to front and rear motor hooks to power the rotating wings.

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    The key takeaways are the different materials required and the overall assembly process for constructing a simple balsa wood ornithopter model that can be flown using a rubber band for power.

    The different parts of the ornithopter like the fuselage, wings, tail, connecting rods are constructed using balsa wood, steel wire and paper tubes. The steel wire is bent to form the crank and motor hooks.

    The assembly steps include making the fuselage, wingspars, tail, connecting rods and then connecting all the parts like wings, tail, conrods to the fuselage and crank. The spacing is adjusted for smooth rotation.

    MATERIALS REQUIRED

    1. 6mm Balsa wood to be used: Motor stick : 5/16 * 7inches : cut into 5 motor stick + 1.5 front vertical connector. Connecting rods: 2 in number, each 3/16*3inches Wing spars: 2 in number, each 2/16 *8 inches Top wing attachment member: 2/16 * 5inch Back vertical connector : 1.5 inch 0.5 crank standoff. 2 tail members 2/16 * 7 inches 2. 10 inches steel wire , 1mm thick(and NOT music wire as mentioned below). 2. Normal paper 2 * 2 3. Transparent sheet of paper, just thicker than cellophane paper. 20 sq inch. 4. Bontite and Bond quick instead of CA as mentioned below.

    1. MAKE THE FUSELAGE


    1a. Form a hook in the tail end of the attachment wire. push the wire through the centre of the motorstick at 3/8 from tail end. Then make 2 90 deg. bends as shown. Glue into place using bondquick.

    1b. Glue the fuselage together.

    1c. Roll the 2 * 2 paper into a narrow tube using the wire for a mandrel. Remove the wire and daub the tube with BQ; maintain the tubes openings. Cut into three tubes and discard the remainder. Or you could cut into 3 equal pieces.

    1d. Attach the 3 tubes to the fuselage. Ensure the tubes are aligned with the long axis of the fuselage.

    1e. Use needle nose pliers to bend the wire so the crank appears as shown. Insert the crank wire through the paper tube glued to the crank standoff . Create a bend in back end of wire to serve as a motor hook. You could place beads in the wire as shown.

    2. MAKE THE WING SPARS


    2a. Bend the wire, push it thru the wing spar at a point from an end. Glue into place using BQ.

    3. MAKE THE TAIL


    3a. Glue balsa rods into T shape. Reinforce the joint by covering it with thin paper soaked in glue. 3b. Poke the end of the fuselage tail attachment wire into the balsa tail member. Glue the assembly. Reinforce by wrapping with thin paper.

    4. MAKE THE CONNECTING RODS(CONRODS)


    4a. Make 2 holes for the wire in each conrod, from each end. Note that the conrods undergo considerable stress.

    5. FINAL ASSEMBLY
    5a. Cut out wings and tail using templates. The tail is a triangle of side= 7.

    5b. Glue the wing to the wing spars and top wing attachment member. Glue the tail to the tail frame. 5c. Connect conrods to the wingspar attachment wires and crank. Adjust spacing so the crank turns smoothly. 5d. Bend the tail up so its about 15 deg from the plane of the motor stick. This will ensure grater lift on the ornith.

    6. FLIGHT
    6a. Double the rubber band and place it over front and rear motor attachment hooks. 6b. Wind up the band motor by turning crank at least 8 turns. 6c. Incline the nose upwards and launch gently.

    ORNITHOPTER : Different parts and assembly 1.The tail

    ORNITHOPTER : Different parts and assembly 2.The angle that is used for the rotating mechanism

    ORNITHOPTER : Different parts and assembly 3.Ornithopter with conrods connected to fuselage.

    Reference : Building an Ornithopter by William Gurstelle & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3wWfKEdvpY

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