Guillows Balsa Co. enters LSA market

[Kingfish]

Read this on AvWeb today - About 1/3 down the page just after the FAA
JetBlue reprimand story. This is what one does with "a lot" of free
time... I was amused by the plane moving 6 feet backwards. Do ya
suppose they just wound the prop the wrong way? LOL

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/732-full.html#193552

[OP]

On 26 Oct 2006 06:41:38 -0700, "Kingfish" >
wrote:

>Read this on AvWeb today - About 1/3 down the page just after the FAA
>JetBlue reprimand story. This is what one does with "a lot" of free
>time... I was amused by the plane moving 6 feet backwards. Do ya
>suppose they just wound the prop the wrong way? LOL
>
>http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/732-full.html#193552

Actually, reading the full article and the referenced article on
"The Register" web site, I doubt he ever intended to fly the thing.
I mean... built of pine and fabric covered??? Powered by bungee
cords??? Even WAGing it from here, it wouldn't work. I think it
was more of an "Art" project, with someone else's money since it
went to an "Art Museum" after that first attempt.

There was a serious project to build and fly a man carrying rubber
band powered airplane that was researched and financed by the
builders. I first saw it in progress at the Van Nuys California
airport. It wasn't finished then and the last I heard they had
ground tested the rubber band motor, but hadn't flown yet. That was
over a year ago and I lost track of them. They are no longer at Van
Nuys Airport. Has anyone heard anything lately?

Ron Kelley

[Kingfish]

OP wrote:
> Actually, reading the full article and the referenced article on
> "The Register" web site, I doubt he ever intended to fly the thing.
> I mean... built of pine and fabric covered??? Powered by bungee
> cords??? Even WAGing it from here, it wouldn't work. I think it
> was more of an "Art" project, with someone else's money since it
> went to an "Art Museum" after that first attempt.
>

I didn't think it was a serious attempt to fly either. I can't tell
from the photo if it even had control surfaces. The fact that it went
backwards I found amusing