Rubber-Band Powered Kite Can Fly for 5 Minutes
I have posted recently about a rubber band powered flying ornithopter project and a book on rubber-band powered cars.Apparently, the model plane kit shown here, called the Stringless Wonder, can fly up to a mile and remain airborne for 5 minutes. A mile? 5 minutes? On rubber band power? It's hard to believe. I guess I can shell out the $10 and find out!
Available as the Stringless Wonder at Edmund Scientific and PP-4 STRINGLESS WONDER KITE at Amazon.com. For the lowest price ($7.95) check out the Stringless Wonder at SK Science Kits.
Labels: flying toys, kits, rubber band
posted by Dug North on 5/12/2008
1 Comments:
I actually am designing a plane much like the Stringless Wonder. Well a bit like it.
I've made many designs including the Squirrel which should perform as well as a Stringless Wonder.
The 5 minute claim might be a little out there though. I've made one or two SWs and the do fly very well.
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