Rubber Band Catapult Gliders

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Hi Mike, too neat about your old profile gliders. I especially like the B-47 and B-52.

Nice with the "profile plus" rubber band launch glider idea. There is someone who did something similar for jet airliners, in case you haven't run across it: Papier Avion/Airigami. Though your prototypes are more interesting.

[mbauer]

Decided to see what would happen if printing them on 11x17 90LB Index. Didn't print the 8.x11 PDF set.

Much larger build.

Not sure it is strong enough to fly. Wings might be overloaded. Started this morning design and final build in a single day.

Waiting for the glue to dry!






Mike

[mbauer]

Latest modification was the B47.

Sitting on top of tomorrows build.






F-86 is next to build.

Mike

[MacSongLi]

These are great gliders. Very nice, and looks like a lot of fun.

Gary

[Doubting Thomas]

Hi, great work. In the mid 1970's there were flyable hand thrown gliders sold
in toy shops by some company with at "Tiger" logo/title on the packaging.
They had a foam core fuselage, and fancy graphics printed directly on the foam wings/fuselage.
Recall particularly, Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, The pro-type red, white and blue F16.
Some other planes too like the Uk Arrow. Wings were thinner foam about 1/16th inch +/-.
Your planes remind me of the two I bought back then the F16 and the Airforce Thunderbirds.
Were less than $5 each back then.

Jeff

[mbauer]

F86 re-do is completed, with one of the designs, Skyblazers.
Some photos, not any of these are at any specific scale. They are drawn using a three view so everything is close to actual design as possible; how they fit on a 8.5"x11" letter size PDF is how they get sized.

This is the first model to need three sheets for printing. The others printed on two sheets.






Mike

[mbauer]

NASA graphics, F104 Starfighter. Quick build! After design was completed, cutting gluing didn't take much time.




Mike

[mbauer]

Buff has been converted.

Easier way of adding laminations should have mentioned. Photos shows adding them before forming the fuselage.


Almost complete, waiting for the glue to dry before adding the engine nacelles


Mike

[mbauer]

Converted the A-7 Corsair finally.






Mike

[mbauer]

Changed a few things on the F-15, new model has wing in proper place...

Flies better, has an airfoil shape wing root and mid wing ribs. Almost impossible to install a wingtip root rib in these small models.

With the F-15: did a mid wing rib and it worked to keep the wing strong. Didn't work so well with B-47 or B-52...Might give them a Re-draw now.

Upside down: rudders glue drying.


Rubber band Hook up front:


Wings showing Airfoil thickness:


Working on some re-paints of the F-4 Phantom, already printed the Jolly Roger version.

Mike