Tim Bird Classic Ornithopter - Watch it fly all on its own!

My wife and I bought one of these many years ago in France and had a lot of fun with it. We bought this one for our grandsons. They love it! It's not the most durable toy in the world, but if you take care of it it will last.

This takes flight and soars much better than the wind-up wooden airplanes. Yes, it's delicate. So handle with care. Best if an adult winds it up and just let the kids run after it to bring it back. Teach the kids how to hold it by it's body and not the wings. Don't play with it close to a house, as my heroic neighbor had to retrieve it off his roof for us.

Right out of the box the bird didn't work. There's a notch that's supposed to make it so you can wind up the rubber band and then release it. The notch was ineffective and the crank hit my finger nail about 25 times, ouch! Only worked as a glider then. I'd buy the larger version. It worked pretty well compared to this one.

It really is a classic, fun toy. Recommended for older children because it is very fragile.

Tail is positioned for flight with a dot of that rubbery label adhesive that you can roll off of things easily with your finger. Once it roll off of the bird and falls into the grass, you’re done. After that, the tail is loose and the bird just nosedives into the grass. It needs a better tail design.