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• Many years ago, in the early web/late gopher days, I downloaded plans for a nifty little airplane made out of a magazine subscription card. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Does anyone have a copy?

  Posted by: cmpalmer on November 28, 2006 at 5:12 PM

• I seem to recall something like was mentioned in this article only a few months ago.

  Sure, that was from a business card, but you could easily scale it up to postcard size.

  Posted by: blubrick on November 28, 2006 at 6:05 PM

• At first I was having a hard time understanding how this was rubber band powered, I just tought it was a demo for how the main rotor and tail rotor worked together using a rubber band to drive the tail rotor... but the rubber motor is actually *IN* the vertical paper tube he's holding. This guy's site is incredible, he has an amazing attention to detail, and even has a few semi-flyable models made from stamps. There are a ton of other easier to build and fly rubber powered planes on his site as well. Check out the linkage to his site, you will NOT be disappointed!

  Posted by: Dirkus on November 28, 2006 at 7:07 PM

• A marvel of ingeniosity! I need to make one :)

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:14 PM

• By the way, i've looked at ornithopter in you tube and there is pretty cool videos, this one is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6370ZISAbvY
  It's an rc one, it's almost alive...

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:25 PM

• By the way, i did a search for ornithopter at You Tube and there is pretty cool videos, this one is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6370ZISAbvY
  It's an rc one and it's almost alive...

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:26 PM

• By the way, i did a You Tube search for ornithopter and there are pretty cool videos, this one is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6370ZISAbvY
  It's an rc one and it's almost alive...

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:27 PM

• By the way, i did a You Tube search for ornithopter and there are pretty cool videos, this one is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6370ZISAbvY
  It's an rc one and it's almost alive...

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:47 PM

• Argh!!! The Post Button is so funky, i'm really sorry for the zillions posts.

  Posted by: bf5man_ on November 28, 2006 at 7:48 PM

• Hi ,
  This is a very good idea
  keep up the good work.
  raj
  

  Posted by: encoders on November 28, 2006 at 7:55 PM

• Hi
  This is amazing, has someone got a better translation / instruction set?
  im struggling with the translated version..

  Posted by: ll0ll0ll on November 29, 2006 at 2:17 AM

• The postcard/magazine card plane I'm referring to was a flying model, not a papercraft model.

  Posted by: cmpalmer on November 29, 2006 at 7:48 AM

• Maybe the next issue of Make: should include a few drop out cards with the plane plans pre-printed on them....

  That could be fun!
  

  Posted by: rwo on December 1, 2006 at 4:22 AM

• i was just wondering if you would be kind enfor to post a video of this cool helicopter?

  Posted by: darkrange977 on March 9, 2007 at 12:34 PM

• this project is almost incredibe the maker has a very
  high level of intelligence. keep it up!
  

  Posted by: toni oye on December 12, 2007 at 11:52 AM

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