This build should take less than two hours, and sans electronics, cost under $5.00. Compare this to commercial kits, which start at $40.00 for a box of foam.
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Build A Flying Wing For Less Than $5
Supplies From Canal Street, NYC
Today I was in New York City for some business meetings and I had some time during lunch to stop on my favorite street, Canal Street. I decided to check out the plastic supply houses for some CoroPlast corogated plastic sheets. I was well rewarded, and picked up a clear 4×8 sheet and [...]
Wingin’ It with Flying Wings
Several buddies in my flying club have been enjoying flying combat with the Unicorn Wing and they are having a blast. I have mine on order, as a birthday gift request, and hope to join them soon. The Unicorn Wing is made of EPP Foam, which is essentially the foam you would find in your [...]
Light Emitting Cloth
Phillips has released, Lumalive, a Light Emitting Textile. In their words “Lumalive textiles make it possible to create fabrics that carry dynamic advertisements, graphics and constantly changing color surfaces”
I will have to keep this in the the old database for future uses. Perhaps they will release a sample kit, or a trial pack.
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