LeRoy,
Thanks for asking! Yes I did receive a detailed reply from Benjamin Saks on
June 4th. You could let me know the accepted method (or your way) of
attaching
the tubes to the motor stick.
As I stated in my original email, "Stringless Wonders" covered with food
wrap are
my planes of choice. I admire the planes on the "Indoor Construction" for
the
technical expertise involved although duration flights are not my thing. In
Sept.
2007 I set up a manufacturing "line" in our kitchen (the better half was
away on
vacation) and was able, using cutting jigs, magnetic boards, glue spreader,
and
forms to make 5 or 6 planes per hour. Behind the prop on the motor stick one
side
is reinforced with a "sister' of baltic plywood (1/128" I think) for 3",
this was done after
seeing too many nose in and break right there. Anyway, to make a short story
even
shorter, these planes generally flew great and far outdoors. I lube the
rubber and use
a toy winder that can be bought wholesale for $2.00. When kids get to use
these planes
they go into that zone we all get in to when flying "my" plane. I think
rubber powered
flight has a bright future, we just can't be sure what it will be.
I wish everyone on board good health, smooth and long flights.
YR Gedera, Israel
PS From our balcony we watch F 15's take off and land everyday.
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:45 PM, LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com> wrote:
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> YR, did you ever get a response to your question on making tissue tubes ?
> If not, I can dig something up for you.
>
> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
>
> On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:41:51 -0000 "yuvalron" <yuval.ron_at_gmail.com<yuval.ron%40gmail.com>
> >
> writes:
> > I've built and flown many rubber powered planes for fun and for
> > experimentation, always outdoors. Having lived in Los Angeles I was
> > lucky to have the benefit of advice of some very experienced
> > modelers, Tony Naccarato among them. At the present time I am living
> > in Israel and I would like to find an explanation of how to make
> > "tissue tubes"
> > and how to fashion the wing posts to fit (friction fit?) so that
> > they won't come apart mid-air.
> > My best planes were "Stringless Wonders" covered with Reynolds
> > Wrap.
> > All the best,
> > YR
> >
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> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
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