Build Your Own Norden

The Norden Experimental Amateur-Built (E-AB) Kit is available in response to overwhelming demand from pilots and builders who wanted the opportunity to build their own Norden while retaining the exceptional flight characteristics and quality the aircraft is known for.

The E-AB program offers significantly faster delivery than our factory-built aircraft while giving builders the flexibility to customize their aircraft with the engine, avionics, propeller, and finish of their choice.

We are pursuing FAA 51% Kit approval in the United States, ensuring the kit meets Experimental Amateur-Built requirements while minimizing unnecessary construction time for the builder.

Designed to Maximize Your Building Experience

Our goal is simple: allow builders to spend their time assembling and personalizing the aircraft—not manufacturing individual components.

The Norden E-AB Kit is engineered so that major assemblies arrive professionally completed while still complying with the FAA’s 51% amateur-built requirements.

Kit Options & Features

The kit is supplied in two major packages:

• Airframe Kit
• Firewall-Forward Kit

And boasts the following features:

• Factory-built wings
• Uncovered fuselage ready for builder assembly
• No welding required
• Steel components professionally powder coated
• Standard seats included
• Standard wheels included
• High-quality factory-manufactured components throughout

Purchasing a kit option simplifies shipping, assembly, and customization while allowing builders to select the powerplant and equipment that best fits their mission.

Builder-Selected Components

To provide maximum flexibility, the following items are intentionally not included with the standard kit:

• Engine
• Propeller
• Avionics and flight instruments
• Paint

This allows every builder to configure the aircraft exactly the way they want—from a lightweight VFR backcountry machine to a fully equipped cross-country aircraft.

Exceptional Value

Starting Price: €88,900

The Norden E-AB Kit is priced below our primary competitors while offering substantially greater factory completion. Most notably, the price includes professionally factory-built wings—a feature that typically adds considerable cost to competing aircraft kits.

By delivering one of the most labor-intensive portions of the aircraft already completed, builders save significant construction time while receiving the same precision and quality found in our factory-built aircraft.

Crafted for Adventure

Whether your goal is backcountry flying, recreational cross-country travel, or simply the satisfaction of building your own aircraft, the Norden E-AB Kit combines factory quality with builder freedom.

Contact us today to learn more about the upcoming Norden Experimental Amateur-Built Kit.

Zlin Norden Kit Price List

NOTE: Prices are in € euro, VAT not included, and Ex Works

You may choose to use the Currency Converter at the bottom of the page to generate an estimated price in US Dollars (USD).

    Zlin Norden 2026 Retail Price List                                                                                                  Issued October 1, 2025

CURRENCY & PRICING

All aircraft configuration prices are stated in Eurodollars (EUR).

The on-page currency converter shows an estimated value in U.S. Dollars (USD) using today’s EUR/USD exchange rate and is for guidance only.

Your final sales price will be quoted in Eurodollars by Zlin Aviation USA. The actual USD amounts you pay will depend on the EUR/USD exchange rate our bank uses on the date the payment is processed.

Estimate only – final price in EUR; actual USD cost depends on the currency conversion rate on your payment date. This USD conversion estimate does not constitute a binding offer.

All sales are final. Additionally, once received, payments are non‑refundable.