How To Modify and Fly a Tethered Rubber Power Model with Dave Gee

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9 жыл бұрын

Dave Gee demonstrates how to modify a stock rubber powered model, including stretch winding the motor for better flight performance and holding a pylon race.
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@jimsterrett8214 2 жыл бұрын

So many memories of my youth. I remember the quest for power in my model aircraft circa 1970, we didn't have winders but used hand cranked drills to turn the props. Soon we were adding JATO and teeny .010 motors to our model craft. Surgical tubing was the Tesla of that summer, BTW. What an outstanding video, thanks for the memories 😊

@andyrbush 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, took me back over 60 years to my first rubber powered models

@chrischarlton3598 10 ай бұрын

Complete newbie to this - thank you for the video! You two are absolutely hilarious. Gave me quite a few laughs, thank you!

@rikeverglade6429 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome information. Just getting back into the hobby. You're video is just the ticket.

@deiselgas 8 жыл бұрын

I flew a control line .049 Cox PT-19 this way by looping the line around a support post in the basement. Never thought of flying rubber powered models this way. Great way to fly scale rubber powered models without destroying them. Love it!

@romeobarbotti6805 6 жыл бұрын

deiselga trones 6. I

@ctv5710 5 жыл бұрын

อะไร

@themadscientest 4 жыл бұрын

You ran a cox motor indoors?

@shmuck66 2 жыл бұрын

@@themadscientest you can run a cox motor anywhere there is atmosphere containing oxygen. indoors, outdoors, inside another plane, inside a submarine, on the top of a mountain, in a cave (i don't know if this is indoors or outdoors). just be sure you have fuel and a battery to start.

@robertbrunston5406 5 жыл бұрын

Great info. And demo. Thank you.

@jostiv5738 4 жыл бұрын

It is wonderful to see so much experience and wisdom and passion for this hobby.

@gary19222 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Which so much bad stuff on the internet this literally seems sent from the Lord himself

@khushiagrawalwithu 3 жыл бұрын

@technotimef3458 3 жыл бұрын

@@khushiagrawalwithu god

@Wings_of_foam 8 ай бұрын

What god?@@technotimef3458

@thescientifichacker9399 2 жыл бұрын

Dave: "...and we have this nail that we stole from a structure of the building" Building: *Collapses*

@gregoryluc2876 6 ай бұрын

Very cool, easily converted into science at home! We love this kind of stuff as it relates to mathematics and real creativity and fun.

@gary19222 3 жыл бұрын

Good men!! Simple sweet stuff they are teaching kids something important

@hunterjones9822 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the AMA putting fresh young faces out there to attract a newer generation of members

@sanaali3875 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks great idea I love it.

@owl1873 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I just purchased a rubber powered plane for my 3 yer old. She loves it.

@keithfreeman5204 11 ай бұрын

I like the idea. Now, scale it up. Back in the late 70's I was flying C/L. To break in motors I built a Flat wing 36In WS Tethered plane. For C/L engines, there is no throttle, set the needle, release and fly. I have used the rig for my .46 BB engines set at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. Five minutes of run time to warm the engine completely, then cool the air temperature. Do this 5 times and the engine is run-in nicely.

@dginia 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of the fun! How in the world can people NOT like this?

@bradgray8064 5 жыл бұрын

Great for rainy days.

@sheldonnorton9035 5 жыл бұрын

So great!

@DocBen19 Жыл бұрын

Congratulation for this big projects education. I'm ready to learning.

@DirtyBob2001 4 жыл бұрын

Just did this with the kids. Thanks.

@Foodentertainment 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@tipchannel1540 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video

@marquiswilliams1337 6 жыл бұрын

Great show.

@joeys5429 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job

@sistersaison2411 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! So clever

@obaidullahkhan8908 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@cucaratsa76 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👏 really impressive

@caderbavahmuhammadsiddick384 7 ай бұрын

Thank lots for sharing 👍 💚 💙 ♥️

@erad05 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool

@tw8e60 9 жыл бұрын

Really cool, I will try this with my nephew! THANKS!!!

@The_Gallowglass 6 жыл бұрын

My grandpa woulda loved this shit. He made one before he died, but it was too heavy. KZfaq would have been so cool to him.

@marsmal7442 Жыл бұрын

Danke !!!

@pieceofpaper924 7 жыл бұрын

I love your channel - CREATIVE CHANNEL

@editzxyt7296 4 жыл бұрын

Very good

@adrianaribeiro4865 6 жыл бұрын

Esse material é feito de papel ficou chow de bola

@richarddarlington1139 8 жыл бұрын

You can learn SO much from building and flying rubber powered models! Start with a simple design, such as a One Night 16 (excellent flyer, easy to build and cover) or similar type. Then maybe a scale model of a high wing aircraft like a Piper Cub or a Taylorcraft. Do some research. Learning really is fun, with model aviation! Get ready for some very long flights!

@69leostereo 5 жыл бұрын

Xould you share this model plan ?

@PauloSantos-cv3kk 5 жыл бұрын

wonderfull

@cesarjulioquimbaya301 4 жыл бұрын

Excelente mente felicidades

@emanuel.is.suffering 2 жыл бұрын

the man is so hilarious.

@jabir7556 3 жыл бұрын

Super well

@FriedAudio 5 жыл бұрын

He's the Bob Ross of balsa wood airplanes.

@familiaespindola590 Жыл бұрын

Jjajjaja espectacular muy ingenioso felisitaciones

@cjwwilliams2049 5 жыл бұрын

cool 😄

@scramjet7466 5 жыл бұрын

these guys are actually really funny

@mntnbiker818 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was really cool. We used to buy those little planes at 7-11 40 years ago. Guess where i am headed after work - I hope they still carry them!

@red66chevy 6 жыл бұрын

guillow still makes them, they have since the 30's

@nickdean1746 6 жыл бұрын

those little planes made 9-11

@kwacked1 6 жыл бұрын

I used to have those and the little gliders.

@scramjet7466 5 жыл бұрын

don't watch youtube while ur at work

@somedude4774 5 жыл бұрын

Hobby Lobby carries them, I remember buying these rubber band powered planes at convenience stores for 35 cents when I was a kid.

@tonyblighe5696 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the "floppy rubber" tip. I can now get a longer stable powered flight rather than a brief burst then glide! I did some tests and found that with the same length band the energy stored is about the same, but the fewer loops you use, resulting in a floppier the band, the lower the power but the longer the duration.

@robambrose4199 Жыл бұрын

Some people make propellers that automatically adjust the pitch of the blades depending on the torque, to try and spend as much time in the air as possible for competitions.

@tonyblighe5696 Жыл бұрын

@@robambrose4199 Wow! Well above my pay grade I'm afraid !

@arnarne 3 жыл бұрын

Used to fly the little Sleek Streek as a boy in the 70´s. Miss doing it. Would like something similar now but cant find it. Would be grateful for tips! Thank you!

@redeono5five337 2 жыл бұрын

Very good i Walter more ,man.

@SopwithTheCamel Жыл бұрын

We need to go back to the age of the windbag. Oh wait!

@muhammadarif4715 5 жыл бұрын

u r awsome

@jaypalsinhdedkadi9001 5 жыл бұрын

Bestttt

@cajueiro2004 8 жыл бұрын

ok muito bueno.

@homermcclain7694 5 жыл бұрын

I used to put the paper clip on the bottom of fuselage changes positional which changes the lift

@selamanuela3275 2 жыл бұрын

Good

@fajarnugraha2103 3 жыл бұрын

Best

@RogerDiotte 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, what a great vid! Hi Dave...whoa...good man!

@willierants5880 5 жыл бұрын

Hey there old dudes, if your still alive great video! I really liked the instruction and tips. I'm a cool 50 myself. :P

@friarrodneyburnap4336 6 жыл бұрын

Do you do anything with Sport Rocketry? The NAR Association of Rocketry is also an AMA Associated group...

@jasjas8725 5 жыл бұрын

At first i thought these two bad boyz were gonna start throwing hands ‘cause “Big Guy” kept calling Neil Armstrong wanna-be a stooge ... but they’re pretty cool ! Really enjoyed watching the video lads ! If u ever wanna do Metamucil shots at the local pharmacy & talk aeronautics ... 🤙 me

@OutlawFarmersRC 9 жыл бұрын

this was really cool! will be doing this with my son.

@extreamdeepinvador Жыл бұрын

Igot ideas by you to upgrade my plane thanks

@Steve-yk7iu 6 жыл бұрын

Does it help to set rudder trim on these planes to keep them turning out?

@nikolaosstavrou5327 6 жыл бұрын

I remenber we used to by rubber from a cloths and pins store! And for a winder I used a paper clip and my mothers manual hand held egg mixer!

@nikolaosstavrou5327 6 жыл бұрын

I just went 25 years back!

@scottwright388 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking it might help if you rounded the square edges on the bottom of the body, and put a strip of tape down the length to make it smooth.

@richardrosenau9292 9 жыл бұрын

One step away from making a Jim Walker style whip model or a rubberband powered control line model. Great job.

@raymondwilliams3972 5 жыл бұрын

@alvaroabdalla4588 12 сағат бұрын

Good morning from Brazil! Please, what were the dimensions of the rubber strip? Super Sport 3/16" ? or 1/8" What is the loop length?:

@mahesh.mahesh.j.d3200 Жыл бұрын

🛩️🛩️🛩️👌

@punkrockpub 6 жыл бұрын

How do I wind up the plane's rubberband if I am alone? How would the propeller be held as I wound the rubberband with a rubberband winder?

@BrianPhillipsRC 6 жыл бұрын

Use a clip to hold the plastic prop to the plastic prop holder....like an office clip, here's an example amzn.to/2H3FbOk (but just make sure it won't squeeze your balsa wood too much) Good luck!

@arnarne 5 жыл бұрын

I used to buy small balsa wood planes as a child in the 60's. I believe they were made in the USA. the models were called Sleek streak and Star flyer. They were simple and cheap and a lot of fun but they don't seem to be available anymore and I can't find anything similar. Does anyone know where I can buy something similar, I would be grateful!

@stevenholt458 6 жыл бұрын

Kids these days really are missing out by playing video games all the time.

@giffy5775 5 жыл бұрын

I've been flying model planes for 55 years and I think video games might be more fun than what happened in this video.

@renatoalves6017 5 жыл бұрын

gual é as medidas do avião Chow de bola

@davidhegarty9864 7 жыл бұрын

@tariqsiddique80 4 жыл бұрын

☺☺

@alvaroabdalla4588 6 ай бұрын

Please, What is the name of the plane used by Dave? What is the weight and wing area and span wing?

@lukeportelli2097 5 жыл бұрын

What is lubrication and how can I use it?

@jhelgeson2116 5 жыл бұрын

What happened to rhe delta dart?

@alliswell0008 5 жыл бұрын

I want to add with you all

@nadeemrajput5658 3 жыл бұрын

Kis Chez ka banaaya he

@WasifNihalVlog 5 жыл бұрын

where you live you two man

@clovisaraujocruz5921 2 жыл бұрын

eu acho o seguinte... já que esse vídeo vem aqui ao Brasil,deveria vir dublado.

@leebowles3579 7 жыл бұрын

What is the accelerator used on the glue?

@tyler_schecter5805 6 жыл бұрын

Lee Bowles the accelerator is to make the glue dry faster.

@nickdean1746 6 жыл бұрын

my dick

@ed9481 6 жыл бұрын

Baking soda

@jehoiakimelidoronila6543 5 жыл бұрын

Indoor flying if rain comes splashing down.

@TYPOaxis 6 жыл бұрын

This is a hammer gordon... no crowbar?

@gary19222 3 жыл бұрын

Hahhaaa!! These guys really seem like they don't like each other

@md.enamulhaque7360 6 жыл бұрын

How do you calculate the wing span and the position of wing at cockpit ?

@BrianPhillipsRC 6 жыл бұрын

guess and check :) If it flies UP, then the wing will need to move back, if it flies down, move the wing forward. This will change the Center of Gravity (CG aka COG) to change the plane from nose heavy to tail heavy, and hopefully "balanced"

@kwacked1 6 жыл бұрын

Use the stock rubber motor first and don’t put a full winding into it. Oh, and try it outside, no wind, and untethered. This lets you play with the wing position in a way that should not destroy the plane while you experiment. Just remember that the plane climbs when the motor has a full wind, and descends when the prop is slowing down,