Flex Wing Glider for Z.M.L.
4,437 views · Published 11 November 2014 · 8:24 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
Last month Z.M.L asked "Hey can you make a glider out of a bit of fabric". Well since Halloween I have a spare Poundland Vampire cloak to use so I will see what I can do. A Flex Wing Glider seems the logical choice. The finished item here is not quite perfect as I didn't leave enough slack in the fabric so the wing does not flex as much as it should but it does glide across my garden OK. Here is a nice video of a powered RC version https://youtu.be/CBGXrzrX2-M and another https://youtu.be/D6tS8ymKYgE and here is a 60's toy https://youtu.be/CBMFBWDtoFo This YouTube search will find many similar designs https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=RC+Kite+wing Main components - Poundland Vampire Cape or any suitable fabric Bamboo flower canes Polystyrene pizza trays Double sided sticky tape or sow the fabric to the frame Fine wire was used to reinforce the hot glue joints Clearly many parts of the world do not have polystyrene pizza trays. They are just the packaging that my local supermarkets use for pizzas. I use them because they are free and would otherwise be thrown away. You could use any polystyrene or styrofoam packaging you can find or even buy foam board from model shops. The foam I am using is about 5mm thick. Main Tools - Hot Glue Gun Scissors Sharp knife Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition The background music is from the YouTube Audio Library Grab Bag by Silent Partner Related playlists Aircraft playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nZItxE_78EJP0F99Ghaki Bargain Store Projects playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0ZqYUdxXaQaJdg-cs3dKIi Pizza Tray playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB04GN5yvwwJipBl8tm3-LcD My Channel page https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadIsAnOldMan Oldest videos https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadIsAnOldMan/videos?flow=grid&view=0&sort=da Most Popular https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadIsAnOldMan/videos?sort=p&flow=grid&view=0 Newest videos https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadIsAnOldMan/videos?sort=dd&view=0&flow=grid Playlists https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandadisanoldman/ Merchandise - Check both of these links if you are interested as the prices will vary and the shipping charges will be different. http://www.redbubble.com/people/grandadiaom/portfolio http://grandadisanoldman.cottoncart.com/ I have thousands of videos on YouTube, to find one try my search guides https://youtu.be/ceBSOoOHcgw or https://youtu.be/Zj4UgwkwYRk My "GrandadsOtherChannel" channel is generally where I will host the videos that give extra detail or longer versions of the videos I post on my main channel https://www.youtube.com/c/GrandadsOtherChannel
