How do you construct a rubber band powered plane?

i is a small,light ,powered by rubber band plane

Rubber powered airplanes fall into three types. The first is to use a rubber band as a sling attached to the front of the plane. When stretched and released the contracting band moves the plane forward and it soars upwards based on the aerodynamics of the wing. The second rubber band powered plane uses a twisted band attached to the propeller. the realising torsional energy as it unwinds turns the propelled and pulls the plane…

A rubber powered plane is one that uses a rubber band to store power. The band is attached to the propeller at one end and anchored at the the other. The prop is then turned in the opposite direction to normal rotation. The band twists and knots up. When the prop is released, the stored power in the twisted band untwists, spinning the prop and providing power for flight. Usually in toy aircraft, but could…

You should attach the rubber band to the car twist the rubber band as far as possible then let it go!

Yes, it is a toy machine.

stash a small engine into it

The rubber band would turn and cause the propeller to move. When you launch it, it will cause the propeller to turn, causing the airplane to fly.

1)The rubber band size 2)Shape of the plane 3)Weight of the plane 4)Height where it is taken off

A rubber band-powered toy helicopter.

A great video a youtube:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbbLVLZ0WSc

1)Rubber Band Size 2)Take-off Height 3)Airplane Weight 4)Shape of the plane

Try , If you can find them these days, Rubber-band powered gliders- and as these are techniclaly powered airplanes, you could get into the aerodynamics involved- lift , thrust power output, etc. Most of the better ones will ROG Rise Off Ground, usually pronounced to rhyme with (Frog). For example Top Flight Jigtime series ,

That depends how you built your aircraft, must be experimented with.

Something light and strong for the car (cardboard box? plastic bottle? Styrofoam?). The biggest and strongest rubber band you can find.

It depends on the rubber band if is a small rubber band then it will go about 20'and if it is an bigger rubber band then it will go about 35' but it depends on the rubber band and the way you shoot the rubber band

The Wright brothers had an interest in flying machines ever since their boyhood when their father brought home a toy rubber-band powered helicopter. The obvious scientific and economic implications of building the worlds first practical flying machine must also have been a motivator.

Their father gave them rubber band powered a toy helicopter made of cork, bamboo, and thin paper.

the stretch of the rubber band cause elastic energy the movement of the plane cause kinetic energy and the height causes gravitational potential energy

This depends on the size of the rubber band, the materials and impurities in the rubber band, and the speed at which you stretch it, as well as the conditions that the rubber band has been under.

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A rubber band is attached to any fixed surface of the car and then the other end is attached to the rear axle of the car. You wind the car up by turning the back tires but be sure and keep the tires from free spinning until you are ready for the car to go. When you let it go, the rubber band that has been stretched will unwind from the axle and force the…

a rubber band is still rubber because if u stretch it it wont change

A rubber-band is made out of rubber because rubber will make it hold things nice and tight.

A rubber band is a solid.

a rubber band is organic

A rubber band is an insulator

A rubber band slingshot can be made with a rubber band and a stick. The stick needs to be in the shape of a Y. Put the rubber band around the two small pieces of the stick and you will have a slingshot.

A rubber band boat works much like a rubber band airplane. First you need to build the boat itself. Then you need to make a propeller. The propeller shaft needs to run through the inside of the boat, not below the boat. With the prop below the water. The propeller shaft should not go the full length of the boat. About halfway through put a loop in the shaft. Then to the front of the…

a creative name for a rubber band should be flexible band.

You can treat the rubber band as a spring. Ve=1/2*k*x2Where Ve is the elastic potential energy stored in the rubber band, k is the spring constant for the rubber band (can be calculated experimentally), and x is the distance the rubber band is stretched.

The Rubber Band has 308 pages.

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If a rubber band is stretched, it has elastic energy.

A rubber band is a thin piece of rubber that has been sealed to form a band. People have been using rubber bands for different purposes for over 150 years.

Rubber band balls can be used for many things. These include rubber band storage, and to bounce and throw like a ball.

It is mostly the people of Pennsylvania who saying "gum band" to mean a rubber band. However, the people of Minnesota often use "rubber binder" to mean a rubber band.

compressed spring

The Rubber Band was created on 1936-04-09.

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gravity makes a rubber band travel

A stretched rubber band has potential energy like a spring. It has the potential to snap back. I used to build model airplanes with rubber band motors. I also had a rubber band gun that shot rubber bands. The potential energy stored in the rubber bank is what made these devices work.

Rubber and latex,

Astretched rubber band has potential energy.

Yes - it's still a rubber band.

no a rubber band is not a rock don't ask stupid questions

yes.......................it is a stretchy elastic rubber band

please answer my question! How big are rubber band guns??

Please see instructions on how to make a bracelet with rubber bands below: - Take ten rubber bands and wad them up into a ball, squeezing them together. - Wrap the rubber bands with a smaller rubber band so they are joined together. - Begin to shape your rubber band ball by stretching rubber bands around it. - Use small rubber bands at first because of the small size of your rubber band ball.

Here are some easy-to-follow steps on how to make it: Materials: Two rubber bands Steps: Step 1. Take rubber band #1 and put it through rubber band #2. Step 2. Fold rubber band #1 around rubber band #2. Step 3. Take the newly made rubber band and put it around your wrist. Hope I helped =)

You can give the rubber band potential energy by stretching the rubber band, however if you let it go and it moves then it will no longer be potential energy.