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mini airplane

Very easy to make, electric motor, wires and battery.... a flying airplane

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Step 1Materials

Materials: pop can, electric motor, 9v battery hack, wires, and fishing line or any rods

tools: cutter pliers, scissor

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Apr 17, 2012. 6:01 PMTecman_01 says:

Mmm can be applied to a plane to scale???

May 15, 2011. 9:47 PMvraja2 says:

WILL IT FLY?????????????????

Jan 15, 2012. 6:13 AMdevendra kaithal says:

it will not fly....

Jun 26, 2011. 4:44 AMwmmt3 says:

NO, is Will it blend?

Dec 21, 2011. 6:54 AMshivam22 says:

It will not work. An aerodynamic model will be needed

Jan 14, 2012. 10:59 PManubhavtalukdar007 says:

u r right ,no wings nothin at all n where's da video?????????????

Dec 4, 2011. 11:30 AMCamoBedding says:

Such a smart idea. Thanks for posting

Feb 6, 2009. 5:11 AMjagadeeshpar says:

what about the second end of the motor any one ?

Jul 12, 2010. 10:15 AMAlgag says:

what do you mean?

Sep 17, 2011. 8:11 PMkinan says:

interesting easy

Jun 26, 2011. 10:24 AMneoking1991 says:

those one's of you people who think it's a trick, are extremely stupid

the hole idea is to have this "plan" hanging from the ceiling and when you turn the motor on it will start to spin around a center point (in a circle)
and the gray wire is not attached to the batteries because if you have noted he didn't use a switch  so if it was attached it will run

but i guess you didn't read it to the end  thats in case you were not too stupid to read .

Jun 26, 2011. 5:15 AMmasoon says:

somehow this instructable has 4.5 stars?

Jun 25, 2011. 6:59 PM

iminthebathroom says:

Think people are confusing your instructables for an actual flying plane, correct me if I'm wrong but what your trying to show how to build is a tether plane. The kind you used to be able to buy at toy stores and most likely now only at airport gift stores. All the weight is suspended by fishing line from a tether mounted on your ceiling. The prop turning would pull it through the air, the fishing line would guide it in a perpetual circle. So yes, doesn't really fly, but its got kinda like flying action. Still fun for little ones. Check out the picture.

Jun 24, 2011. 9:06 PMxintus says:

Where's the damn video ?

Jun 23, 2011. 6:49 AMp.j.atul says:

how does it fly horizontally without any wings? this is. foolish.please be realistic.

Jun 18, 2011. 2:01 PMshadow123456 says:

bird

Feb 16, 2009. 5:41 PMSk8terthing says:

hey guys. What is that gray cord connecting the electric motor and the battery? What is giving off the electric current, that grey wire or the copper wire?

Mar 31, 2009. 7:31 PMXkidXhavocX says:

the copper wire is keeping it sturdy while the grey wire gives and recieves current

May 13, 2011. 6:56 PMhowie18 says:

is the almost c through wire or whatever the fishing line??????? this is so #$#$#$# confusing

May 8, 2011. 4:03 AMgunner2000 says:

how stupid i thought it would fly without th fishing line totally stupid and also lame

Mar 27, 2011. 9:59 PMMind Control says:

SHut he hell up its not hard to build just do it

Jul 3, 2008. 1:32 PM123456789115 says:

were is the video?

Mar 11, 2011. 12:00 PMtim1 says:

yeah!!!!!! where is it!!!!!!!!

Feb 26, 2011. 6:28 AMcorn holio says:

you @#$%ing suck

Dec 31, 2010. 4:46 PMribort says:

this is stupid!!!

Apr 22, 2010. 9:58 PMlollyXD says:

i already hav a small plastic proppeler, is it ok? will it fly?

Nov 27, 2010. 3:34 PM

ALogan97 says:

it probably will, as long as the blades are curved pretty much like this. if its a hobby airplane propeller it almost certainly would and so would a large-ish lego propeller

Aug 10, 2010. 4:30 PMaequitasx13 says:

what kind of electric motor is that? and where do you acquire it?

May 31, 2010. 8:42 AMVagsmaCutter says:

Man, I just hackensacked my cat Limpy! And yes, he was already named Limpy cuzz he attacked a toy witch I had when I was younger. Although I can't remember which.

May 20, 2010. 6:32 PMgeodez says:

I thought those batteries were .22 magnum casings.

May 18, 2010. 3:51 AMeptam says:

funy

Apr 24, 2010. 12:00 AMppsaheed says:

wait is problem , so which is better mottor !!!

Nov 19, 2009. 9:37 AMmskogly says:

I remember we made planes like that when I was a kid, fun stuff! But we did'nt cut the propellers ourselves, that is something to try. Must make one of those this weekends with my kids.

Oct 11, 2009. 8:18 AMrobobobobot says:

for freerida: 1.hook it up to a 9-volt 2.put wings ant a stabalizer fin 3. turn it on and throw it

Aug 9, 2009. 11:41 PM555mst555 says:

that's dangerous.....would be funny i made it and then my dad came in the room and said ' what's that sound?'.....walks in front and BAM!!....lol

Feb 3, 2009. 4:39 AMdidibemi says:

But I think that it can hurt someone. Isn't it dangerous?

Aug 9, 2009. 10:24 PMmr.origami says:

not if your smart unlike freerida whatever he/she did to get cut

Jun 2, 2009. 5:53 PMfreerida says:

YES IT IS! IT CUT ME!!! BIG TIME!! THAT BROKE IT!!

Feb 22, 2009. 9:06 PM

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Feb 23, 2009. 7:22 AMdidibemi says:

I knew it was dangerous but don't you think that everytime we have sth dangerous it get's better and better to do it? hehe it was really cool.. (i tried this airplane) but the hard ir to turn off... so i made a remote control... it worked! thank's for your idea kissess

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