Well, now I know that the best rubber is from May of 1999.
@Personalinfo4042 жыл бұрын
The real question of mastery to uncover is WHY, and WHAT made may of 1999 so special. I'll never research this. The mystery is better.
@septembersurprise51782 жыл бұрын
@@Personalinfo404 "Some things you can't find out; but you will never know you can't by guessing and supposing; no, you have to be patient and go on experimenting until you find out that you can't find out. And it is delightful to have it that way, it makes the world so interesting. If there wasn't anything to find out, it would be dull. Even trying to find out and not finding out is just as interesting as trying to find out and finding out, and I don't know but more so." Mark Twain.
@imtrxshy69772 жыл бұрын
@@Personalinfo404 industries in the 90s didn’t have to mass produce items like they do today. If you speed the production of something and allow for hundreds of it to be made at the same time the quality will be sub par
@BlurbFish2 жыл бұрын
@@imtrxshy6977 Your words are founded in ideology and coloured by nostalgia. Industries in the 90s had to mass produce just like always, because more production means more sales means more profit, which is good for business. Speeding or scaling up production does not inherently mean a reduction in quality either.
@albertbatfinder52402 жыл бұрын
Because in June 1999 a fire broke out in the Number 4 Rubber Band Factory in the jungles of Malaysia. This particular factory specialised in harvesting rubber bands found in the droppings of civets. The entire stockpile of predigested civet poo rubber was lost.
@malekodesouza72552 жыл бұрын
Damn it. My rubber band was made in June of 1999. So close…
@matoko1232 жыл бұрын
I had memories of seeing a plane like this flying in my school gym in the early 70's, always doubted my memory and thought it may have been a dream, but having found this I realise it was reality after all :)
@Loccyster2 жыл бұрын
Or, and bear with me here, perhaps everything between that event and this comment has all beeb a dream, all occurring in the mere seconds that it takes your school aged self to wake up. Or, maybe it wasn't... What do I know... 😂
@TreySpivey32 жыл бұрын
Funny. I remember seeing these airplanes on TV as kid in the 80's on I think it was NOVA. After watching the program I tried building one out of saran wrap and parts from a balsa wood plane. Needles to say it didn't work. 30+ years searching for these planes when they came to mind and I finally found them today. The internet is truly a blessing. I didn't have it when I was a kid so finding these planes was nearly impossible when you never knew what they were called. I'm just as amazed today as I was when I was kid watching these planes fly.
@GundamRX-16 ай бұрын
Same,because it so slow and it's flying
@hmjeon86094 ай бұрын
This is a most interesting story.
@psychedashell3 ай бұрын
Even though we know they’re real they’re still a dream. Been into flying model aircraft for a long time and always wanted to build one but they’re so delicate and I’m so…nervous building that kind of stuff I’d probably drive myself insane constantly breaking bits of frame.
@alexeiutgoff79552 жыл бұрын
We are going to need another hour of this.
@modelermark1722 жыл бұрын
I'm 62, and I use to build the Comet and Guillows Balsa Airplane Models in grade school. I heard of these before - I think they were called "microfilms" back in the day because of the covering material used. But I never actually saw any fly. Now I can check this item off my bucket-list! These are simply beautiful! Thanks for posting this!
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
Yet you still can't recall your real name!
@modelermark1722 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelKingsfordGray I do remember that whenever there was a local microfilm contest, these were held at the local high school gym with the bleachers retracted; the same setup used when grade school kids flew their "AMA Cub Delta Dart" planes in competition. (I even remember coming in 4th place once, and winning a Guillows Hawker Hurricane kit that was a bit too advanced for me at the time.) But when I built and flew my Cub in 1968, anyone younger than 15 wasn't allowed on the gym floor when the adults flew their microfilms. We were told that a sneeze could blow them apart, and after seeing this, I can believe it!
@joe184252 жыл бұрын
I build a ship in woodwork. It was basically a rectangle of wood with bits cut out it. Mind you, it floated like a council brick. So technically, it looked like a ship 👁👄👁
@modelermark1722 жыл бұрын
@Jolly Green The only Comet model I ever built was the Mitsubishi Zero. If memory serves, it used a cardboard tube kind of like those used for a model rocket body as the "spine" that held the rubber band with the balsa formers glued onto it to form the fuselage. I was in Eighth Grade at the time, and thought that was a pretty neat idea. My older cousin who was in high school snarked that it was a 'good idea' if you like model plains that weighed twice as much as they should; but he DID give me some credit for taking on a kit that was not die cut. (Needless to say he built the Comet P-38 and motorized it . . . .)
@jackmclane18262 жыл бұрын
I want an hour of uncommented flight footage for when I might not be able to sleep. So beautiful and calming! ;)
@estebangallet80252 жыл бұрын
it IS kinda gracefull and calming :)
@deansawich62502 жыл бұрын
It takes me back to my youth. I use to build balsawood rubber band powered models, but these are so graceful!
@matoko1232 жыл бұрын
me too :)
@user-uc4vg4rg9e2 жыл бұрын
Same
@insertoyouroemail2 жыл бұрын
Same
@Kj16V4 жыл бұрын
At first I thought this was filmed in slow mo, then I realised nope that really is full speed!
@honorinoochoa60282 жыл бұрын
No te
@PodMonkeyCWC2 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of curling where it moves so slowly but is so incredibly exact that it creates a natural tension.
@tim70522 жыл бұрын
In-bloody-credible!! My father was a control-line and RC modeller who told me about this field of modelling. I didn't think it still existed today - but out of a defiance for today's technology - I am glad it has!! Wonderful stuff!! 👏👏👏👏👏😊👍
@goreacraft2 жыл бұрын
your enthusiasm is admirable but a bit out of synch with the speed of the propellers :P
@tim70522 жыл бұрын
@@goreacraft 🤣👍
@mountainvalleymedia58362 жыл бұрын
Thank you KZbin algorithm and absolute wizards who make these things, amazing stuff.
@anthonykempton14142 жыл бұрын
An episode of the great British egg race was dedicated to this and the building of your own plane which we did from balsa and cling film. The clutch mech on the elastic band was always the problem- we didn’t have any fancy winder though I’m talking back in the 1970,s Heinz Wolf was the presenter
@TheChris12991002 жыл бұрын
Hey algorithm, thanks for the surprisingly engaging entertainment!
@mylittledaddy91372 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ, the best rubber was made in 1992, I could have easily have been a dad in 1993.
@GrustnyyDrug2 жыл бұрын
Imagine having such intense skill over ur craft, and you have a child who has a science experiment that ur probably gonna have to help him with. This could steal the show if it manages to just fly around non stop in a elementary school gym. Absolute unit moment right here.
@Theweouthereforrealclub-2 жыл бұрын
I had a substitute teacher a couple times back when I was in grade school that would fly one of these around the classroom at the end of the day. It was so cool to see!
@williamjhunter57142 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the rubber band balsa plane models and went through many of them. My father made Sopwith Camel paper covered rubber band models, inspired by stories of his uncle from WW1. This is the space age version, amazing.
@bobearnshaw1158 Жыл бұрын
how do you make the engine
@9eunho6 ай бұрын
고무동력기 검색하니까 6년전에도 외국에서 저렇게 만들어서 대회 입상한게 나오네요
@edwardv79912 жыл бұрын
The suspense must be killing in those event. Just watching those plane models floating in the air.
@eenavid2 жыл бұрын
were gonna need a stronger bigger rubber band ,,!!!
@adamozmin89702 жыл бұрын
Even if the best rubber was made in may 1999 would it not deteriorate over time?
@OldJoe2122 жыл бұрын
Many years ago, I read that the covering is actually polyurethane finish sprayed on distilled water. I don't know how they pick it up, but that's the lightest material they can find.
@AdamantineAxe2 жыл бұрын
Spray adhesive on a balsa frame. Had to lift it just right to break surface tension. Then cures on the frame in a rack in a box away from dust for a while. That was for thinned nitrate dope on water though.
@OldJoe2122 жыл бұрын
@@AdamantineAxe interesting. Thanks for the info.
@OneOfThoseTypes2 жыл бұрын
"Our estimated flight time is approximately fourteen years, five months, three weeks, two days and forty five minutes so just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride."
@rubiks62 жыл бұрын
Wow! Random KZbin suggestions can be really cool.
@TheGrenadier972 жыл бұрын
Very cool when people dedicate themselves to an unique and interesting hobby.
@finneylane42352 жыл бұрын
Many years ago my dad went to a "penny plane" competition, where the maximum weight was 3 grams, the weight of a penny. The film you see wrapping the wings was so fragile in those days, if the plane approached you, you had to stand still and let it hit you, because the air turbulence you'd create by moving away would be more damaging.
@SilntObsvr Жыл бұрын
For Penny Plane, that 3 gram weight (when I flew these, it was 3.1, the weight of a US penny before they switched to zinc) was a *minimum* -- that is, the model had to weigh at least that much. Like pretty much all competition classes, what started as a "beginner's" class (with the minimum weight and maximum wingspan) quickly got "competition inflated" to the point where there had to be a "Novice Penny Plane" with even more restrictions. Then there was P-24, with a plastic propeller and maximum span, and last I heard, P-24 airplanes were flying close to five minutes under a high ceiling...
@c-hak76972 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC, I had no idea this existed!
@christianlesniak3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Christopher Guest movie
@bryantprak71292 жыл бұрын
I didn't know i needed this
@talospd2 жыл бұрын
They’re amazing
@1st_ProCactus2 жыл бұрын
Wow, first I've seen these and I just showed 3 other people.
@izarshochibul14095 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful when flying 😁
@weeverob2 жыл бұрын
how do they make their props spin so slowly
@TucsonDude2 жыл бұрын
I wondered that, too. Probably the rubber band is low tension and the propeller has a lot of drag.
@brettbuck7362 Жыл бұрын
The propellors are very large, with lots of pitch, and the cross-section of the rubber is pretty small. The real trick it to make the airplane light enough to fly with a propellor that slow.
@beakittelscherz54192 жыл бұрын
I will always remember the movie "Birdy" bc That was the first time I had seen this flight Machines...
@nikoappsmuggred72206 жыл бұрын
1:05 Where'd the cow come from.
@nikoappsmuggred72204 жыл бұрын
@dan phillpotts what did you just type
@ONYOURMARK10117 күн бұрын
😂😂
@lazarpetrakiev93806 ай бұрын
How do these counterreact engine torque? How doesn't the fuselage spin around the opposite direction of the propeller
@PoutinePete2 жыл бұрын
Okay, now suddenly I'm into this hobby.
@goatsinker3472 жыл бұрын
Dang! Finally an interesting subject, and it's less than a minute and a half long😞
@alanhelton2 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to watch the wing counteract the P factor.
@whiskeymonk40852 жыл бұрын
But that *N* factor though. There's like... no buhlack people there!
@ats-36932 жыл бұрын
@marko don't worry that happens when we get a bit older
@whiskeymonk40852 жыл бұрын
@bacorable Praise the Lord!
@Youtubeuser1aa2 жыл бұрын
Pp
@gentryhansen90206 ай бұрын
I know that I've become old when this looks like my kind of sport
@ThisIsSolution2 жыл бұрын
I'm rubbing my hands over here knowing I bought a bag of rubber bands in May 1999
@hfl_6 ай бұрын
idk why this is so fking funny to me 😭😭😭
@BurtBartlow2 жыл бұрын
I approve of this video and hobby.
@BladeShowMan Жыл бұрын
Let me tell you about the rubbers in may 99… it was like there was NOTHIN AT ALL!
@Theoryofcatsndogs2 жыл бұрын
this is a bloody sport. Also, who win?
@salavatshaymardanov2 жыл бұрын
torn jeans, broken noses, a good black eye are an inseparable attribute of this sport. in the end, only the one who owns the Colt Peacemaker to perfection will remain
@trustenbaker87666 жыл бұрын
How do they keep the rubber band from spinning to quickly? Like in the cheap ones you get at the hobby store.
@trustenbaker87666 жыл бұрын
Aww, thanks for the knowledge.
@TanmayChhatbar6 жыл бұрын
Anelasticity in part as well. It's a property of the rubber itself.
@kingkahoonah5 жыл бұрын
You gotta get that good 1999 stuff
@MNGLD-do2kc3 жыл бұрын
The blades are very long, which means they have a lot of angular momentum, so they spin slowly but have a lot of torque.
@stellviahohenheim2 жыл бұрын
They smothered the planes with their pre-come
@SanderAnderon3 жыл бұрын
wow, those flight times are incredible. Wondering if there's ever been a rubber-band driven experimental plane?
@jbx90073 жыл бұрын
Séria inviável, pois o avião teria baixíssima altonomia provavelmente nunca ultrapassando os 10 minutos de vôo, fora que dificilmente o avião levaria uma pessoa, ou seja isso só e realidade em brinquedos.
@SanderAnderon3 жыл бұрын
@@jbx9007 thanks and yes, not a likely workable concept....perhaps doable if some miracle new manmade materials are invented. Fun to dream, that's always free
@macthesmac3 жыл бұрын
@@SanderAnderon be too heavy for the required materials. Maybe when graphene is in mass production
@JustWasted3HoursHere2 жыл бұрын
I don't know but that idea is intriguing! Bungee cords for bungee jumping are made of numerous strands of rubber and I'll bet they could be wound up quite a bit and would pack a BIG punch as far as stored energy goes. If I had the money that's something I'd look into. Maybe I can suggest this to Colin Furze here on KZbin...
@MichaelKingsfordGray2 жыл бұрын
@@JustWasted3HoursHere Coward.
@williamwiese99632 жыл бұрын
Is there a website I can see these on? These are great
@shmuck662 жыл бұрын
i hear there is a website called youtube. the have videos of everything including f1d indoor model airplanes flying!
@williamwiese99632 жыл бұрын
@@shmuck66 see these as in for sale as kits.
@gabrielmorales97526 жыл бұрын
I truly admire F1D being a radio control hobbyist myself.....with that said, this looks incredibly tense, and stressful, lol
@youknoweverything7643Ай бұрын
Half an hour flight is insane. I have a lot of that 1999 rubber my dad saved it from when he did free flight competitions while he was in the airforce and competed and was part of the RC and free flight clubs on the airforce base he was stationed at before moving to cannada. I'm 32 and just started building these working on my first one and working at getting one to fly for more then 2 minutes right now long ways to go to achieve a half hour damn pleas tutorial on how to build a 30 minute free flight planes like these
@professorquack7 ай бұрын
Love to see people passionate about something
@onewhostudies68562 жыл бұрын
Can someone tell me what this is about? I fell asleep in the first 3 seconds..
@jim5148 Жыл бұрын
Rubber from 1999 is still good?
@simunator2 жыл бұрын
if my parents knew about the best rubber of 1999 i def wouldn't be here
@raywelcome41975 жыл бұрын
Where can I find full flights
@mandarmalabandkar60644 жыл бұрын
What is the measure of wings
@jakepF1D3 жыл бұрын
55cm maximum wingspan.
@muhammadathifkt15764 жыл бұрын
Name of that rubber band plsssss
@muhammadathifkt15764 жыл бұрын
I search every where i cant get it
@jakepF1D3 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadathifkt1576 The only currently available rubber is called Tan Super Sport. It's made by FAI Model Supply. The rubber being used by most people in the video was made more than 20 years ago, and it's not possible to acquire any more.
@andysmith19963 жыл бұрын
@@jakepF1D What sets the May 1999 rubber apart and why can't it be replicated today?
@jakepF1D3 жыл бұрын
@@andysmith1996 May 99 has a better torque curve for indoor models than modern rubber. Almost all rubber sold today goes to outdoor flyers that want a high peak torque for a fast climb. For indoor we want a lower peak, and more sustained torque in the middle of the curve. My understanding is at least one of the chemicals used in 1999 is no longer available, and even if it was I'm not sure FAI Model Supply would make a batch because it would be less desirable to the majority of their customers.
@hobbystime83063 жыл бұрын
can you show me how you make🥺🥺🥺
@hilyardholler73262 жыл бұрын
Love that West Baden dome hotel !!
@bradleyvantassal83282 жыл бұрын
Why was this recommended and how did I just watch all of it with the attention span I have?
@andrewmagro77032 жыл бұрын
i would like to know why the best rubber was from way back in the 1990's (99) as its not like its alcohol or something just perhaps made with the best sourced ingredients i suppose , still intriguing though ? !!
@MrSunrise-2 жыл бұрын
AFAIK, the manufacturer discontinued the product due to the environmental impact of the manufacturing process.
@tissuepaper99622 жыл бұрын
@@MrSunrise- I'm honestly quite surprised that these guys aren't making their own rubber.
@uncleartax2 жыл бұрын
If i had a time machine I’d be a rubber band mogul today
@mikenichols6192 жыл бұрын
This is amazing.
@Texb0078 ай бұрын
How they make the propeller spins so slow?
@Bsbi82834 ай бұрын
프로펠러 축에 각도를 줘서 고무가 풀릴수록 각도가 완만해지고, 그 각도로 토크 제어
@janpetruscak79142 жыл бұрын
How thick is the wing cover in microns?
@olsmokey2 жыл бұрын
Not many.
@chrisbustos14312 жыл бұрын
Rubberbands made in 1999 was the best kind for this? It's like finding vintage wine? But rubber isn't like wine? Rubber degrades over time. Can anyone explain this to me, please?
@cchavezjr72 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering the same thing.
@Umbra_Nocturnus2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's what I was wondering, too. Figured twenty-something year old rubber-bands would be dry and brittle by now.
@philippeoger41332 жыл бұрын
Je me demande ce que ces appareils hyper léger valent dans l'environnement extérieur?
@christopherknee57562 жыл бұрын
Imaginez les légères graines de chardon flottant dans une brise.
@shadow.banned2 жыл бұрын
Why can't the same rubber be reproduced?
@athriaxo3 жыл бұрын
Where is the rest of the video? :/
@sabushabeeb-i6i6 ай бұрын
I need a tutorial on how to make those
@queenannesrevenge37702 жыл бұрын
This looks cooler than most RC planes and would last just about the same before it broke lol.
@kevinleite63092 жыл бұрын
So smooth!
@YourselfAndEye6 жыл бұрын
How often does West Baden host these events?
@Octopusbeak2 жыл бұрын
coming from slingshot background, nothing comes close to the efficiency of pure latex rubber for slingshot bands, or we'd use it. Pure latex rubber deteriorates fast, noticeable in months. Theraband is treated to store longer than a few months, but it's not as efficient. I'm calling BS on the aged rubber superiority. Tell me why I'm wrong though.
@markgallagher59082 жыл бұрын
The claim sounds a little dubious at best unless the latex produced from the trees that year was due to a combination of an ideal growing season and maybe the solvents used being banned the following year leading to less durability in rubber produced from other solvents but as you said degradation over time would lessen the elasticity of the material, whether a silicone spray can protect the rubber from ageing is another question. It would be like a wine snob/connoisseur claiming to be able to tell the shoe size of the person who crushed the grapes from the taste of the wine. or an audiophile being able to tell from the sound of a cable whether it was cryogenically frozen during production.
@danida68906 ай бұрын
Che materiale usano per le ali ?
@AClownsWorld2 жыл бұрын
i was ready for a 30 minute vid
@adsonumbelino71603 жыл бұрын
I would like to learn to make this model airplane
@texasrox20102 жыл бұрын
Air resistance, I think
@Im-simin11224 ай бұрын
마치 예술 작품 하나 인 것 같아요 😃😃😃
@paolorathelpusterla55206 ай бұрын
How much do they weigh
@Bsbi82834 ай бұрын
1.5g
@neelrathod94716 жыл бұрын
How you make this f1d plane
@farklefuster68766 жыл бұрын
Neel Rathod In the old days the lightest balsa was chosen, stripped into structural members and glued together with the minimal amount of Ambroid cement. The covering was clear dope poured over water and the micro film was stuck to the airplane structure with saliva. It was not modeling for the impatient
@bernardw48425 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine tried this sport because he thought it would be relaxing. He said it wasn't! It took a lot of effort and learning, and was frustrating because the models are so fragile. Notice they bring them to the competition in strong cases and handle them very carefully. They break all the time, sometimes you see them collapse when they install the rubber motor. There is a class where the maximum weight is 1 gram and having them collapse is just part of it.
@wdtaut56503 жыл бұрын
@@farklefuster6876 Just to clarify for newcomers: Clear dope is a kind of colorless lacquer. A very small amount is poured on to a tub of still water. When dry(?), it is _very_ carefully lifted from the water and placed on the wing structure. It is also put on the other parts, including the propellor. The covering for these aircraft is, literally, a coat of paint. It is called microfilm, but it has nothing to do with old-time spy photography. These days, F1D builders use very thin plastic instead of microfilm.
@farklefuster68763 жыл бұрын
@@wdtaut5650 Yep, the film is lifted from the surface of the water with a frame and stuck to the airframe with saliva as the adhesive.
@allanegleston4931 Жыл бұрын
in my book the skin is made out of microfilm, what is used instead of microfilm as it isnt available anymore> thanks
@hb4lwade12 жыл бұрын
Super cool
@russell60222 жыл бұрын
Why/how do the props rotate so slowly? I'd expect initally fast rotation that would decrease with the reduction of the rubber band's tension.
@nefreston85032 жыл бұрын
That's because these were made using rubber bands from May 1999.
@navdeepr8096 Жыл бұрын
Y dose the plane shake at landing the gravity n air n the earth 🌎 sperical n the land mabe be flat on top but the moisture passes through land so it has some turbulence
@paulhammons70772 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@borasgndere3625 жыл бұрын
Do you have F1D KIT SALES?
@Andrew-jw2qs4 жыл бұрын
No kits are available
@borasgndere3624 жыл бұрын
can you share the plan?
@Andrew-jw2qs4 жыл бұрын
@@borasgndere362 Most plans are open source and can be found at: indoornewsandviews.com/
@maxamps452 жыл бұрын
my dad's rubber broke in may of 1999. the year I was conceived.
@SpaceMissile2 жыл бұрын
A guy at my work completed in a national championship for this
@alexabadi74588 ай бұрын
So cool !
@rariehlani13442 жыл бұрын
Each round is 30 minute. Damn
@ekerdaur4 жыл бұрын
Whats with japanese guys?
@PavelMy Жыл бұрын
how are they managed?
@thisisbeyondajoke67482 жыл бұрын
Man the rubber of 99 May haven't seen that stuff for years. Been going to R.A. meetings
@isabelsark56193 жыл бұрын
awesome stuff dude 💪
@soklina57875 жыл бұрын
F1D you buy how much so good flight
@kazivance38034 жыл бұрын
not for sale each one is painstakingly hand crafted. even if you could buy them they would be incredibly expensive for what they are and almost a 90 percent chance of parts being broken during shipping
@j100j2 жыл бұрын
Air seems so viscous.
@SilntObsvr Жыл бұрын
The good ones in this class weigh just over a gram. They'll be destroyed by a sneeze, can be steered by the updraft from a warm human body, and the world record is more like an HOUR than a half hour (that was in a salt mine, much higher ceiling than West Baden).
@НиколайГрибов-щ2ш Жыл бұрын
В 72 году модель НИКУ БЕЗМАНА. ..ВЕСИЛА. 1.О40.ГРАММА.....ЖУРНАЛ МК .73 Г...
@sixbeesix2 жыл бұрын
I want in.
@pxods2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool
@rsuriyop Жыл бұрын
Why is it that all of their designs look almost exactly the same as each other?