What is Rubber-Power and Free-Flight Avionics

A rubber band powered plane flying with hand launch in the yard of the Supreme Court in Ottawa.A Rubber-Powered Free-Flight Airplane is a free-flying model powered by an elastic rubber band. The elastic band is wound to store potential energy which is released as it unwinds. Built carefully, some can stay aloft for forty minutes or longer. Most can cover hundreds of feet. An elastic band powered plane flying near the Supreme Court in Ottawa.Today, this activity is educator's choice for developing appreciation for the technicalities of flight and other scientific principles in schools. Children and teachers can discover and appreciate the usefulness of mathematical principles, scientific principles, problem solving methods and team dynamics through competition.

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"I love this design, and because it is so quick to build, I used it in my 8th grade report on rubber powered model aircraft where I built one in front of the audience. Thanks for such a great design!" -- Jordan Loreto, San Clemente, California


"Thank you! You do not know how happy I was when I made it fly. All the neighbors out to see the Squirrel." -- Eduardo Bitencort, Brazil


"We got some excellent feedback from our other pack leaders on your Squirrel Air Plane kits. He said you did a fantastic job of helping them build the planes. It looks like an exciting craft and flying experience!" -- Brian Gunther, 1st Stittsville Wolf Cub Pack, Ottawa, ON


"Thank you Darcy for your unbridled, uncomplicated, straightforward, heartfelt enthusiasm! I love your wonderful energy to making this flight for the Leadership Ottawa cohort a unique one... thank you for reminding everyone that powered by imagination the sky is truly the limit...! " -- Bart Baaker, Leadership Ottawa