1:1 Ugly Stick

Maybe you're thinking of the pilot-carrying rubber-band-powered aircraft--The Rubber Bandit:

Ah--the official home page:

Seems it still has not flown.

Marty

A click on the Project Update from the official site shows no updates since August '03. Maybe they are still winding up the rubberband?

Or it got over wound and broke!

Ouch! That hurts to even think about!

That would be reminiscent of the incident where a hundred or so school children were pulling on a nylon rope that broke. Ouch!

Ed Cregger

I dunno. I've been reading about the project for years, on and off.

They use a power take-off from a tractor to wind the motor. I gather that they've got some kind of safety cage for the guy on the tractor. :o)

Marty

Their website shows the project thru the years but the latest picture is over 2 years old and the update page is nearly a year old with nothing on it but the date. Some of the TBA program listings are better than 5 years old. Sounded like an interesting project but, at least from what I see on the site, it has petered out or something.