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How to Make a Gyro-Plane

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16 comments

Apr 14, 2012. 9:22 AM

OfficerZawOoKoSCPD911 says:

Go to http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Coolest-Paper-Glider-Ever/?ALLSTEPS

Apr 9, 2012. 11:35 AMZipzipy says:

wow! This worked WAY better that I thought it would!
VERY fun!

Aug 6, 2011. 6:33 PM

rimar2000 says:

1) why gyro-plane? Rotates it?
2) Please, a video.
3) Good instructable.

Aug 7, 2011. 4:30 PM

Darth Nihilus (author) says:

1)If you use enough tape for weight it rotates and also it looks like a gyroscope ring
2)Video is on the way
3)Thank you!

Aug 8, 2011. 5:19 AM

rimar2000 says:

1) Thanks for the response.
2) notify me when you put the video, please.

Feb 13, 2012. 8:05 AMFoxtrot70 says:

There is a video on YouTube titled "Hoopster Part 1" & "Hoopster Part 2". The author there made the unit 4 times larger and made it into an RC format. Very Impressive.

Nov 29, 2011. 5:53 AMMaverick REV-6 says:

Doesn't it work better if you just have the paper tube with a thick leading edge?

Oct 18, 2011. 5:22 PMcreationman says:

i think this is a weird but cool plane

Aug 11, 2011. 11:46 AM

bgepp1 says:

do you mean a bamboo skewer?

Aug 12, 2011. 10:53 AM

Darth Nihilus (author) says:

No 1 didn't mean bamboo skewer

Aug 9, 2011. 12:25 PMcparker7 says:

if u add weight to the straw by putting a bamboo giant toothpic in it, it flies further

Aug 8, 2011. 5:45 AMmsportspower says:

Have you seen the Facebook fanpage for Paper Plane building? It has links to lots of kits and instructions you can see it here http://www.facebook.com/PaperPlanePlans

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Aug 7, 2011. 5:30 AM

Kiteman says:

Nice. Looks familiar, though...

Aug 7, 2011. 11:02 AM

dombeef says:

But he used a straw!

He joined recently so he probably didnt see your instructable yet.

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Aug 7, 2011. 11:39 AM

Kiteman says:

I wasn't claiming he copied it off me - the looped-wing is quite common, often called a "hoopster".

Aug 6, 2011. 9:40 PM

ilpug says:

i dont understand why this iyou call this a gyro plane but i have made these before, and they are very fun. i made a large one about 3 feet long in applied science, using balsa wood, string trimmer line, lots of glue, and a cheap tarp. it flew about 100 feet when thrown from a height of 12 feet.