Category Archives: Testimonial

Comments from John Mackey from Pittsburgh

Hi Darcy,

We made the Squirrels and had great fun flying them!

Of course, one got stuck in a tree and we managed to get a broom handle
and broom end stuck in the tree as well. After getting a ladder from home,
we were able to get the plane, with cheers from the 20 or so onlookers who
had gathered 🙂

Squirrels = Good Fun

Thanks so much for making them available along with the detailed videos.

–John Mackey

 

Bamboo Squirrels

Professor Francisco Souza (of Uberlândia – MG – Brasil) had the Squirrel as a final exam for first-year Aeronautical Engineering students.

About 30 students used a gym and the winner “Jefferson” made the flight record of 22 seconds with an all balsa Squirrel.

The bamboo Squirrel below did very well too.

“I was impressed by the finesse and performance of his model”. — Francisco Souza, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica