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Launching a homemade glider
https://www.instagram.com/p/CINW8rUBgtg/
Dec 1, 2020 5:26 PM
InconspicuousUnicorn
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CINW8rUBgtg/
IVerifyPeoplesUsernames
Well, a Doolittle Raid reference. I like it.
fredbloxx
and i suppose it was the longest flight of the competition.
b612
this made me more happy than it should.
fartharder
Thanks Redballs!
dklar61
B-25 flies again :)
IPlayWithFire
Wouldve gone further if someone hadnt forgotten to order the giant rubber band
HenryLongfellowIII
Wow, the budget cuts are really taking a toll.
LemmingRuss
Because nobody else has said it: That's a nicely done B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.. So unknown to most it's nice to see her used here.
Raxiel
I don't think the Sully remake has the same budget as the original.
Gryphonosiris
I just love that it was made to look like a B-25.
Filanwizard
they had one of these in Camden several years ago, was certainly interesting as an event.
hummeth
Wow, I watched this in person in St Paul in 2010! It was a record then.
HafCoJoe
What was the record?
MartianBase
Right, Brothers.
porcodemonio
For a brick, he flew pretty good!
rgmcleod52
First time I’ve ever seen one work
LenzKist74
The Spruce Gosling. ;) :P
WisconsinCentral2714
looks more like a B-25 Mitchell to me
LenzKist74
Hm, ok smart arse,. lol You're quite right,. ? ?
vxr27rxv
Nice !
madjo
Te land ter zee en in de lucht
Blackfinity
We're going in the Hudson.
guitarfourtysix
https://youtu.be/JItbos1tYZs
TedTheMan
Gives you wings!
HillCountryRambler
What is a maxipad? I'll take"Bad Slogans" for 300, Alex.
Deadmetal42
Wait, what? Some one got something that actually works at one of these?
PotatoeChamp
Ter land, ter zee en in de lucht!
CreatorAtNight
One of my favorite shows ever!
Degarafarat
I thought so too until I saw the Stars & Stripes in the background.
JustSomePersonThere
That is some ear infection ass getting water.
circlebreaker
The Hudson?
Sumdumguy42
That „ass“ doesn’t fit. I know what you’re trying to say but it doesn’t fit.
DewiMorgan
Conceptually, it feels like it should be between "getting" and "water". But then there's the confusion with "getting ass" and "ass water".
Sumdumguy42
It’s a modern philosophical problem, indeed.
fearlessfloyd
I love Flugtag! Great fun.
savemebabyjebus
we call it the Birdman competition in New Zealand
JaydIngles
Same in Oz. :)
fearlessfloyd
Ha! I picture an Aussie Birdman having talons like sabers and beaks that could rip through tanks. Love y'all, never visiting.
JaydIngles
You should definitely visit. We just talk up the dangers to foreigners to amuse ourselves. Haha.
fearlessfloyd
Nah, mate. I've seen the pictures. "This is Fred! He's venomonous so don't steal his food" and the spider is big as my head. No thanks!
BigIrv5151
Well done. Really well engineered.
CarpoolTunnelSyndrome
Wright brothers can fuck right off! This is epic.
TerriblePokemon
Well, seeing as the Flügtag I went to had a glider made out of keystone light cans, im impressed.
NunyaBizness
World record?
Gra55hopper
NunyaBizness
Tanhis
Yes, 10 years ago. Broken many times after that.
Thefunpagecorporation
Well that beat our expectations, said nobody there.
strongbeard9000
Were you there? How do you know? Did you think it was supposed to actually fly away? With that limited amount of thrust?
Giantengineer
Perhaps he's saying that the glider was so well engineered that it performed precisely as designed.
strongbeard9000
Perhaps. But the tone seemed snarky and without context of what this event is about. Maybe I’m just grumpy today.
AmeliaTheDragon
The...tone...of a injur comment? Can you hear these?
strongbeard9000
Implied tone can be conveyed through words. Ever read a book?
Giantengineer
I agree, its snarky. Some people are snarky, I find myself in that mood upon occasion so I willfully forgive it in others.
mustbethedragon
I have no idea what this is or why this one is exciting. Little help?
b612
it's an engineering competition. participants must build machines with no engine that are launched to see if it will fly.
mustbethedragon
Thank you!
SomeGuyWhoSaysStuff
It reminds me of these things:
ladiedadiepewpew360
Those just do loops
WhatDoesItAllMeanMrNatural
In Japan I used to ScotchTape bottle-rockets to these and send them into highway traffic. I was a little American shit at the age of 10.
itsthevoiceman
ZombieZooZombieZoo
I used to be really into WW2 fighters, so I loved these as a kid
RaZorHamZteR
48 old here, these are wonderful. Always got them as a kid when on holiday. The memories, thx. +1
Rumandpuppies
These were the fucking boy!
ThrownClub
I have a drawer full of them
dontsaymyusername
marklehenry90
I used to love those, always fucked them up putting them together as a kid though lol
sheep21
Always break the nose flying it into walls a repair it till more tape than plane
SomeGuyWhoSaysStuff
Yep and the broke so easily too.
genericanamoly
These things... omg I miss them so much. Such simpler times.
bill4935
Why not just buy some? They're all over amazon ("flying gliders") and probably Aliexpress too.
genericanamoly
Because I have kids, and I would have to share with them. Naw really though did t think they still were made, I’ll check. Thanks!
SimSimSimsalabim
I am 32, but if I came by them in a store, I'd buy them immediately.
detour512
Ditto, sometimes I go to Hobby Lobby to grab some.
BeerAndChips
CatDadBod
I'm 41 and bought a box full of them off of Wish. My cats LOVE them!
PhilKenSebban
Im 34, these were the fucking greatest. Was always keen to get a Spitfire.
ErectileFunction
That seems like cheating
boiajp
Ok, Donald Trump.
retrostone21
Shush.
azgrak
Take a look at a rule book for car racing.
sevrono
I don't know anything about the sport, what makes you say that? Honestly curious
chine
mostly this event is about plummeting off a cliff in a weird art project. Few bring actual engineering.
ErectileFunction
Extra height means it goes further.
marsgoose
I did the soap box one, the rules are very chill, it's done for the lulz and overcaffetination
marsgoose
You get general size and team limit, no powered propulsion and Bob's your auntie.
Bearable
Yeah, how can OP leave the title all blank? Isn't the post title obigatory?
TuneInTonight
orbitn
If you really want to know, hold alt and type 255 on your numeric keypad. Non-breaking space.
Maxgaap
Only real rules are max weight (including pilot) and max wingspan. It's meant for entertainment and supposed to foster creativity
Gagerith
I love red bull for this
MagiicHat
Seems like their craft only made it about a foot? Or is it measured by pilot? In which case, just catapult the human.
BelarusianPotatoFarmer
Needs to be human powered iirc.
MagiicHat
That's called a 'traction catapult'.
cnphilli
found a clip of just that: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/red-bull-flugtag-bulgaria-2016-video-highlights
DrFunkinstein
The counter weight alone that would be needed to catapult a human that far would probably break the weight limit.
BelarusianPotatoFarmer
Catapults don't really use counterweights. They store energy in a rope or elastic band. I'm betting you're thinking of a trebuchet.
DrFunkinstein
Ah yes I believe you are right. I still feel like the swing arm wouldn’t support a persons weight unless made from a heavier material then
cnphilli
That would be acceptable as well. The spirit of the event is launch an unpowered craft/object off the platform and see how far it goes.
realscrumpysteve
So you're saying you could, if you wanted, just use a trebuchet and yeet a mother fucker?
AlphaKenneyBody
Fuck that, pumpkin gun his ass over there.
cnphilli
Sure, but I understand there is a weight limit. So the counterweight wouldn't be enough to do much