Previous in Forum: MVAC Cooling to Shopping Mall Tenant   Next in Forum: Insulation Thickness
Close
Close
Close
3 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
Power-User
India - Member - New Member Germany - Member - New Member France - Member - New Member Engineering Fields - Mechanical Engineering - New Member Popular Science - Weaponology - New Member Engineering Fields - Energy Engineering - New Member Hobbies - RC Aircraft - New Member

Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: India-maharashtra-kalyan
Posts: 116

Design of Rubber Band Powered Air Plane

07/21/2010 6:13 AM

Hi friends,

I am making a rubber band powered small air plane. I'm not getting proper rubber band. Also I want bearing for it.

Anybody can help me?

__________________
Be an engineer not a degree holder!
Register to Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
Guru

Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 42355
Good Answers: 1693
#1

Re: Design of Rubber Band Powered Air Plane

07/21/2010 8:54 AM
Register to Reply
Guru
Hobbies - DIY Welding - Don't Know What Made The Old Title Attractive... Popular Science - Weaponology - New Member United States - US - Statue of Liberty - 60 Year Member

Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Yellowstone Valley, in Big Sky Country
Posts: 7425
Good Answers: 295
#2

Re: Design of Rubber Band Powered Air Plane

07/21/2010 10:23 AM

You are really not giving us much. Maybe this will help you.

Here is a link for a rubber band that is specifically intended for your purpose. And, yes, it really is 50 feet long.

How long is this project going to take?

__________________
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
Register to Reply
Guru

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W)
Posts: 6215
Good Answers: 248
#3

Re: Design of Rubber Band Powered Air Plane

07/22/2010 12:41 AM

"small" could mean anything from a few centimeters to a few meters, to different people or for different purposes.

For the low end of that range, a glass bead and a plastic washer make a pretty decent and almost free bearing.

__________________
Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
Register to Reply
Register to Reply 3 comments
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

dkwarner (1); Doorman (1); lyn (1)

Previous in Forum: MVAC Cooling to Shopping Mall Tenant   Next in Forum: Insulation Thickness

Advertisement