How to Make My Plane By: Rosstin

by Gr6-7 in Living > Toys & Games

703 Views, 0 Favorites, 0 Comments

How to Make My Plane By: Rosstin

IMG_0472.jpg
These are the instructions on how to build my plane.
Materials:
2 skewers, 2 styrofoam plates, metal wire, X-acto knife, wire cutter, pen, hot glue, double bladed propellor, saw and a rubber band powered propellor kit.

The propellor kit will include a long rubber band, the space of the prop attached to a hook, blades for a propellor and a single hook with a space to be attached to the body of the plane.

What You Need to Know

IMG_0469.jpg
IMG_0467.jpg
IMG_0465.jpg
IMG_0466.jpg
What you need to know:

To use hot glue you need to put a glue stick in the glue gun and squeeze the nozel.
To use an X-acto knife you put the pointy end of the blade on where you want to start cutting; then pull it down.
To use a wire cutter you put a peice of wire between the blades of the wire cutter; then squeeze the handles; after, lift the handles apart and the wire is cut.

Step #1

IMG_0468.jpg
First, put the two styrofoam plates on top of each other. Draw a semi oval shape with a base of  8 centi meters and a hieght of 10 centimeters. Cut it out with the X-acto knife. Now you have two of these.

Step #2

IMG_0461.jpg
Leave the styrofoam plates on top each other. Draw a semi oval with a base of 2 centi meters and a hieght of 3 centi meters. Cut it out with the X-acto knife. Now you have two of these.  

Step #3

IMG_0458.jpg
Now lift one of the plates and put it to the side. Draw a right angle with a base of 2 centi meters and a hieght of 3 centimeters. Cut it out with the X-acto knife.

Step #4

IMG_0463.jpg
IMG_0459.jpg
Take the second skewer and cut the sharp tip with the wire cutter. Cut 2 pieces of skewer,(both 5 centimeters). Cut the tip of the first skewer and hot glue the the cut pieces of the skewer on to the front and end of the first skewer. The first skewer is the one that is not cut.

Step #5

IMG_0476.jpg
IMG_0475.jpg
 Put a bit of hot glue in the part that has the hook atached to the space for the propellor and put it on the front of the skewer. Put the lone hook at the end and hot glue around it.

Step #6

IMG_0470.jpg
Hot glue the two large wings you made earlier 5 centimeters away from the tip of the skewer. Make sure to glue both wings at a 35 degree angle. 

Step #7

IMG_0478.jpg
Hot glue the two small elevators 1 centimeter away from the end of the skewer. Glue them at a 20 degree angle.

Step #8

IMG_0473.jpg
Cut four strips of metal wire about 15 centimeters long with the wire cutter. Curve the tip of each wire with the tip of the wire cutter which does not cut. Wrap each wire in front of the skewer.

Step #9

IMG_0474.jpg
IMG_0471.jpg
IMG_0457.jpg
Cut a slot about 3 millimeters in diameter with the saw and glue it where the space for the propellor is. Then if you spin the propellor the hook will spin as well.

Step #10

Take the long rubber band and fold it into 4 ths. Then attatch the rubber band to the 2 hooks.

Step #11

IMG_0477.jpg
Finally, hot glue the rudder above the 2 elevators. Your plane is finished  and you are ready to fly it! Enjoy!