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Old 06-06-2023, 11:15 AM
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Default Worlds LARGEST Rubber Band Powered Airplane

16 foot wingspan.

Worlds LARGEST Rubber Band Powered Airplane

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Very cool! I wonder why he didn’t use a power winder..
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It was interesting. I'm not sure it really is/was the biggest rubber-powered airplane ever (though I can't readily disprove it).

I kept expecting the hook on the prop shaft to fail as they loaded in the turns as I've not seen good across-the-layers strength with 3D printed parts. But at least if it broke there, they didn't show it.

Interesting, too, that he got that covering from Josh Finn at J&H Aerospace.
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