How to Make Traditional Taketombo

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How to Make Traditional Taketombo

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Taketombo(bamboo-copter) in Gym (竹とんぼ発射台 超絶凄ワザ!発射台(マイスターズハンド)と兄弟機)

Taketombo(bamboo-copter) is Japnese traditional toy. Good Taketombo can fly over 50[m] high, 100[m] distance, Flight time over 13 [sec].

How to Make Traditional Taketombo.

How to Make Traditional Taketombo: Cut the Bamboo

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Cut the bamboo into a wing shape

How to Make Traditional Taketombo: Balance the Wings

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Shave and balance the heavier wing

How to Make Traditional Taketombo: ​Adjust the Angle of Attack

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Heat the wings with a heat gun to adjust the attack angle

How to Make Traditional Taketombo: Completed

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The figure is a completed traditional Taketombo.

However, the same shape can not be made again.

Adjust the angle of attack