Hey Grandad, more Glider Airplanes please, revisited
641 views · Published 26 February 2014 · 3:24 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
In the previous video I noticed the pizza trays seemed to perform better 'upside down' compared to what I thought would have been the better aerodynamic orientation that I used on the first one. It's a bright sunny morning today so I thought I could spare a few minutes to remake that glider with the tray turned the other way. It certainly flew better, still not brilliant but good enough if you just want a quick project on a sunny day. The video is heavily edited to keep it short and only shows the better flights, so don't expect to get perfect performance if you copy these designs. Don't copy my use of a battery for weight if you are going out in the countryside or in a park. You don't want to lose it and contaminate the countryside with poisonous waste. If you have a question it is probably worth reading this video description first because the answer may already be here. To help you find my videos I made two search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk or checkout my playlists page https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 Main Components - Polystyrene Pizza Trays Cardboard Main Tools - Hot Glue Gun Sharp knife Related playlists Aircraft playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nZItxE_78EJP0F99Ghaki Pizza tray playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB04GN5yvwwJipBl8tm3-LcD I have over 2000 videos on YouTube covering a wide range of subjects. To find them follow my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk or see my playlists page https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 Generally my projects are for my grandchildren to enjoy. OK, I enjoy them too. If anybody else likes them, that is a bonus. I like to keep my work as simple and basic as possible so that it can be copied easily and improved by anybody who wants to try themselves. I recycle or repurpose items rather than buy new and when I do buy I like to keep it cheap. https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandadIsAnOldMan
