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Launchable Drinking Straw Planes

Launchable Drinking Straw Planes
Fun, very easy to make, for all ages. Launch them, race them, and attach a paper pilot if you want.

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Cut off the end of the straw with the bendy part.
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25 comments
Sep 21, 2010. 2:38 PMNICOLE925 says:
OK what am I doing wrong??? My plane goes down like a dud! How do I get it to fly ... atleast past my kitchen table!?
Jan 31, 2012. 1:44 AMRSV26 says:
there too havey
May 25, 2010. 6:14 AMZouBCivil says:

Jan 14, 2010. 8:27 PMelecsl says:
Wow its really cool. Here another project rubber band powered airplane you can try.
Feb 8, 2009. 7:04 PMaxelson360ontherun says:
its kind of awesome
Nov 15, 2006. 7:19 AMmrmath says:
What does the straw do for it? I see how it's used at first, but what does it do when you put it back in? Do you blow through it to launch it?
Dec 31, 2008. 1:31 PMmynameischeese says:
Yes, if you blow hard enough your plane should fly away.
Dec 31, 2008. 10:13 AMmynameischeese says:
Thank you so much for this! I needed a project for school ( like Pro ) and this was perfect! 5*s!!
Oct 4, 2008. 2:29 PMiluvrunescape says:
um.....this instructable is so hard p.s. paper is too light for the straw.
Mar 25, 2008. 6:46 PMPro says:
Hello I have a project to do and I was wondering if someone could help me make a plane that flies but it can not be simple and cannot be a paper planes someone please help me Thank you And P.S.: this project needs to be done by Thursday, March,27,2008 Whenever you send it please try to send it before friday.28 of march and please hurry
Mar 10, 2008. 9:59 AMjinjaboy says:
cool
Mar 2, 2008. 4:32 AMdhruvgaara says:
wow! I knew if you just had a bit of knowledge and a lot of creativity you can create the best of things!ill just go and show this off in my friends face!you rock
Nov 11, 2007. 12:31 PMPatrat says:
Where did the wings come from? did I miss something? I've been looking for a project my Grandsons and I could do so could you answer this for me? it looks kind of fun yet real simple.
Nov 11, 2007. 3:56 PMPatrat says:
Thanks! I'll give it a try!!!
Jul 25, 2007. 12:53 PMjoedacoolguy says:
how far does it fly
Jul 23, 2007. 11:03 PMthreecheersfornick says:
I used to do something like this in grade 2 or so. I'd take an empty juice box and put tape on the end of the straw. Then I'd blow into the juicebox untill it bulged a bit, and stick the straw bach in (with the taped end out). Then you could squeeze (or jump on) the juicebox and the straw would shoot away! On another note, if you fill an empty juicebox with air and then jump on it hard, it will make a nice loud bang!
Nov 15, 2006. 10:33 AMwestfw says:
There's a an interesting hierarchy of drinking straws. A McDonalds straw will JUST fit inside a Jack-in-the-Box straw (or the other way around), and they're both larger than the average grocery store straw. Starbucks shows up somewhere, and the fattest I've seen are the ones sold in some asian markets for "bubble tea" (at about 1/2 inch diameter.) At the bottom end are straws that only claim to be "stirrers." This might enable you to use one brand of dtraw for your plane body and another brand for the launcher. You can make rockets from drinking straws as well. Just put fins on the back end instead of wings in the middle...
Mar 6, 2007. 12:15 PMpooboy says:
i made the rocket thing and it works much better than the plane , well my plane at least
Nov 18, 2006. 6:40 AMJoe Lombardo says:
My kids and I take the large starbucks straw and tie a knot in the end. We then slide it over the small straw. A good puff will launch the large straw 10 feet. It's a good quick diversion for the kids as you grab an energy boost for the rest of the day playing with them :-)
Nov 15, 2006. 10:35 AMbluesky says:
Do you have any instructions for making the main wing and the tail wing? This looks like a quick and fun project.
Dec 11, 2006. 1:31 PMjongscx says:
i think the only instructions he means to give for those ares are 'if it looks right use it"...
Nov 15, 2006. 10:37 AMbostrees says:
I've made things like this before but I never worried about cutting off the end... Partially because I never had bendy-straws but also because I don't think they'd get in the way if you kept the bendy-end outside the paper tube.

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