RC Rubber Power Model

[WetCoastRock]

Cool...would be fun to take to the desert and get into some thermals...the model reachs a good height and on a desert hot day you would have to fight to get it back down.

[francoishaha]

original



[piperman2010]

It's awesome !!!

[Gangsterllama13]

That was smoooooooooth

[rharvs41]

nice - i've always been a fan of using radio assist to give these 'pure' models a new lease of life and make them a bit more user freindly. who wants to walk 1/2 mile only to find it up a tree? you can also fly safely nearer a road, and are not so restricted to waiting for extremely light winds.

[cmadragna]

where can you buy a motor

[shoegooguru]

It takes an ELECTRIC drill to wind it up, and too much time/energy for what the plane gives back. A motor is involved so I'd rather it be in the plane.

[BigRedNZ1]

no school like the old school, that has got to be much cheaper than the electric options for getting up

[xterminatorSD]

Thats some real flying without cheating...

[raykiii]

Very nice!

[ib422000]

You, Sir, are a great aeromodeller!

[MichaelJHuman]

One of the coolest model airplane videos I have seen. I am sold on rubber power. But I am happy just letting it go, and letting the wind direct it.

[azazazazazaz45]

Skip to 1:46 for the flight if you dont want to look at one rubberband for that long of a while..

[SuperSkater54321]

were did you get this? i am intrested in the basics of aeronautical engineering

[joec123able]

tht is...........BADASS!! OUT OF A BBIG RUBBER BAAND

[1kuhny]

skip to 1:24 to save 1:24 of your life

[tomview1]

Nice R/C Wakefield - inspiring stuff - Though i'm building R/C free rubber.:)

[fredmaniak123]

back to the owner!!!

[manuel28]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[hydrojet7x70]

wow! very nice! I would hate to be on the end if that rubber band broke while winding. Very cost effective power and still a lot of fun. I wonder who is the 1 idiot out of 70,000 views who disliked this! LOL must have been a midget who wanted to be a NBA start. HA! Nice vid!

[xeeweexRC]

that is unbelievable

[Matuggertug]

gay electric rc heli's and planes cars etc. are better

[Guru1ofatl]

Awesome!

[MrSuRvIvAlmAn]

agian, again

[Moviesmoveme]

WOW!! Fantastic video, I'm researching these for my brother, I'm purchasing a rubber motor-ed balsa plane it's about 32" in wing span, and I'm so excited.

Does this teach you anything about aeronautical engineering - that's what he studies and I want it to be informative and fun!! :)

This is such a great video!! Does the plane always come back to its start point?

[smorrismlbco]

All model airplanes are very good at teaching the basics of aeronautics. I've been building model airplanes for 45 years and I'm an aeronautical engineer.

This model returns to the start point because it is radio controlled. Most rubber band models are not radio controlled and will drift with the wind instead.

[Moviesmoveme]

@smorrismlbco That's very good to hear.

[rodart]

@smorrismlbco Hi where do you found the plans for this glider, it`s very amazing this model, between the rubber band plane and the glider, and coul you put in youtube how it´s made the rubber engine?

And this it´s your post?

regards

[gredesandman]

@Moviesmoveme i was with you until that last sentence........ he must hold a radio controller in his hands to look cool.... *slaps forehead*

[Reallaty]

@Moviesmoveme you thought it came back on its own?.....lol

[bambi186]

where can i get one even without the servos but i want it big

[oldman32123]

you should put a small camera on it. that would look so cool.

[smorrismlbco]

I built the prop by taking a 1/8 sheet of balsa, carving an airfoil section along it, and then wet the wood and attach to a special form that sets the pitch. I heat this in an oven to dry it (low heat for 15 minutes). I then add reinforcements to the blade and cover with 3/4 fiberglass cloth and epoxy. For your model a carved balsa prop covered in tissue to reinforce it should be fine.

[clforever1]

@smorrismlbco Good morning,awesome video-would it be possible to send some spec's on the model,as i'm very interested in trying this myself!How about some flying times(duration)?Also,what radio gear did you use and are there plan's somewhere availlable for this model?Is it stick and tissue construction or balsa sheet for extra strength?Thank you so very much;RUDI.

[wonderfulcat]

Fantastic! Nice gentle an quite and no fly aways!

[knightcup]

good catch. accurate

[mgpscooter96]

man that is awesome i dont know how u got one dislike that is impossible. can u make a vid on how to make it i love that design, very nice.

[Claudi8907]

how can you build this

[Claydog42]

how is it rc

[smorrismlbco]

@Claydog42

There are servos used to move the rudder and elevator. These are controlled by radio.

[TributeToTesla]

Nice! 

[Wardhogje]

Nice!, there is a kind of plastic that you can use for your cover, if you heat is it shrinks so you get a nice fit. Well done!

[pappywith4]

I am impressed to say the least!! do you have plans for it?

[fly2000jtb]

how long will it fly before you have to rewind it? we are guessing it will still glide even with the rubber power off? cool video Joseph T FLY2000JTB

[busterpiggle]

Wow! Impressive!

[kanalealo]

Woaw!!!

[Darkvampire1011]

Thats so awesome man

[Darkvampire1011]

So are they remote controlled?



[carwashvnvmc]

This is the first time I've seen this form of RC flying! Thankx for sharing with us, Mark

[lbchuma]

how do you keep the rubber from binding?

[smorrismlbco]

I don't do anything special, just wind it up. The prop stop mechanism keeps it from getting too loose. There is a bobbin on the prop hook to keep it from climbing onto the prop shaft. Braiding would also help, but I don't do this.

[LetsFri]

WOW ........... THIS IS THE FIRST REALL RUBBER PLANE THAT IS WOW THAT IS THE FIRST REALL.............OH DID I JUST WROTE THAT..... :-) Very Nice

[alvinfry]

Wow just awesome. I designed these as a kid and always wanted full radio control onboard.

[TheCanine2]

That has to be the coolest flying model airplane I've seen in my life! It's got some serious speed at take off.

[kazeyaiba686]

that is freakin awsome

[michelcamargue]

Waouh ? c'est un excercice de musculation...! super génial ...BRAVO !

[CBMXX]

wow excellent

[nishbrown]

Technically the energy stored in the rubber band was put there by use of an electric motor making it electric powered.

JK!

Awesome stuff!!!

[pfishy69]

Rubber power Buckaroo !!...You will get the time when you over wind or miss the rubber fatigue and the motor destroys the airframe.. I remember my old Keil Kraft Ajax doing just that when i was 15 yo.. BOO HOOO

[villyelg]

Very nice ! 5 stars !!!

[ezmosolar]

Nice combination of freeflyer and rc. I have been thinking of saving my P30 to get lost by this kind of solution, but still too heavy to put rc stuff on 50g plane

[ehandford]

is this homebuilt or a kit or an RTF model?

ps cool vid

[smorrismlbco]

It's my own design built from balsa, tissue, brass tubing and music wire. It took about 1 week to build.

Thanks,

Steve

[DavidM141996]

@smorrismlbco how long before the prop stops turning? thx :)

[MastaFPS]

Wow that is so cool!!!

[bestamerica]

try use a gopro digitalcamera on the plane and see video in here

[canals22]

Pushing the envelope !

Great work.

Maybe a geared prop next ?

[irdial]

Beautiful!

[chuanist]

Nice catch!

[wavewash]

Oh man that thing just CLIMBED!!!! Wow!

[ladjnicoco]

yéyé! nice!

[MrYashil]

cool idea,

i tryed it once when i was a kid with some balsa ,dident work ,in those days there were no such thing as micro or light weight

happy flying

[snitsferland]

or ypu could just pun an engine on it...:))

[CBMXX]

very nice

[ssgtakeo]

Pretty cool, combining RC and rubber power.

[sandsifter149]

WHY ???

[sprocket2009]

Hi, I want one! Wingspan and cord? (Or wing area?). Details of folding prop? Thanks!

Steve

[photobart1]

Very creative

[razor17]

although it seems realy cool and fun

i rether stay with my 4000 RMP RC angine

but still you did some nice job with this plane

[stevenaball333]

Must be an amazing feeling when it leaves your hand then takes to the air at that speed!! Great job!!!

[appa609]

who has the radio?

[smorrismlbco]

GWS 4 channel receiver, 2 Cirrus 5.7 gram servos, a single 90 mah li-po battery powers everything. The pushrods are thin carbon rods with bent wire fittings glued on the ends. The radio installation is less than 1 ounce.

[LICKYDICKYDOO]

Very impressive ... I have never seen a rubber powered model climb quite like that!! :)

[lumbermouth]

damn!

[kuromizu96]

woow.

[smorrismlbco]

The model uses 32 strands of 1/4" rubber and I don't count the winds, just wind until it feels right.

Steve

[cambigfoot88]

hey steve whats the flight time??

[smorrismlbco]

I installed a new wing and now I get 2.5 minutes in dead air. I've had thermal flights over 15 minutes long with the plane nearly out of sight (almost 1000' high) and barely able to dive out of the lift.

Steve

[gwheyduke]

Very impressive!  How many strands of rubber are you using? Do you count the winds? Looks a little bit like a CG Gentle lady glider. I have an Electra which is the same thing with an electric motor and Rudder and Elevator controls.

[BMXHAROBMX]

nice airplane and nice job very cool realy!!! i dont how to make an airplane like that but if you know something about making rc planes can you explain me a little bit thanks!!

[MPHWORLD]

Fantastic! Beautiful! Great Job!

[lizzy4759]

Wow, I am not only impressed with construction. Meaning, some planes I have buildt. On the launch the wing seems to fail. I actually am a teacher and teach a rubberbancd model airplance class. It seems today kids don't have people at home to get them involved with the hobby. Also the flight was awesome, capping it off with you catching it. Thank you so much for posting. Is this your own design or is the plane from a kit. Any tips you can give to get started would be awesome. Thanks

[Fly1ngCactus]

Is that a drill? Nice plane.

[tess225]

nice very very very cool an nice

[eximyes]

wow

[trav22507]

it work lol

[vanepico]

id love one of those! infact i might build one for summer/spring, and it would effectively fall under an unpowered plane :)

[Haishao]

Nice catch =o Nice plane =O ...Nice!

[hawc1]

Very cool!

[rucoraz]

great, thats very interesting. thanks

[snikreps]

That is amazing! What a wonderful concept!!