Eli Legg's plane o__O revisited
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Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology
Can I scale up Eli Legg's plane? The result does fly, but not really that well. I think different materials would do better and I think the 'fuselage' should have been longer too. Eli Legg suggested "I also have a very simple flying machine. You'll need a straw, preferably thick like a Mcdonald's straw, scotch tape, and one 3x5 notecard. Cut the notecard into thirds horizontally, so three long strips. Now take two strips and tape each end together to form a circle. Now with the other one, tape the ends also together. You should have a large and small circle. Next, tape the end of the straw on the inside of the small circle. This is the front. Now do the same with the big circle. It should look like this o____0. Now throw the flyer and it will glide. You may have to adjust the circles if it flies to the right or left." Main components - Card A4 size BBQ stick Main Tools - Craft knife Hot Glue Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800 Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition For those of you who want to see something bigger here is the Flite Test Super Circle Plane | Flite Test https://youtu.be/YP9PizYicxY Here is a paper one by Crazy Russian Hacker https://youtu.be/1KR0giZM2ZI Here are a couple more of my attempts Eli Legg's plane https://youtu.be/nJmVN1ho8JQ o_O plane for Random Person https://youtu.be/7DBNX6DHuF4 Here is a selection of related playlists Aircraft playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB0nZItxE_78EJP0F99Ghaki Simple Projects playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2HXSqJPl6Kv9J_pHHp4cIF Cardboard playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2kCjHz2KmXzB8-6Oew2mEu Cardboard Jet Glider Egg Carrier playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB37EdeZ_GHO-nzZSu2DJPzg Card creations playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2gLKyXATfcCfmt9A9cf-Zb I have thousands of 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
