The Hoverfly and Hurricane paper helicopters I made previously each performed excellently and were very well received by the Instructables community. To give aviators who liked those birds more amusement, I decided to make another. The Tornado is a paper helicopter with five rotors, designed as the "middle size" chopper--smaller than the Hurricane, larger than the Hoverfly.
Like the Hurricane, the Tornado is among a small group of paper aircraft that qualify as "paper helicopters" not of the traditional two blade design. Because of the Hurricane's great performance and original design, it was the conceptual basis for this project's layout.
Like the previous helicopters, the Tornado is designed for many uses, including as a research testbed for use in classrooms. Some potential experiments this aircraft could be used in include:
Like the Hurricane, the Tornado is among a small group of paper aircraft that qualify as "paper helicopters" not of the traditional two blade design. Because of the Hurricane's great performance and original design, it was the conceptual basis for this project's layout.
Like the previous helicopters, the Tornado is designed for many uses, including as a research testbed for use in classrooms. Some potential experiments this aircraft could be used in include:
- Air resistance
- Wing area versus weight hangtime comparisons
- Wing area adjustment hangtime comparisons
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I'd like to point out, that the maker here published his/her work under the Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike license.
Therefore, if you'd like to make a video version of this Instructable, you can do so! Just mention his name in it to give him credit.
I believe you will also like to hear one current project is to design a new stunt plane. Until its completion however, you may wish to check out the existing stunt aircraft, the SkySpectre and the Spirit.