How long would this bad boy last before getting snapped?
Posted by ManuteBol_Rocks@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 52 comments
I put the over/under at 5 throws…
Revolutionary_Buy943@reddit
I'd be lucky to get it fully assembled without cracking one of the wings.
HotRush5798@reddit
One throw
j2142b00@reddit
About 8 flights. Then I learned you could laminate them with clear box tape and make them lad quite a while
CptBronzeBalls@reddit
They were fun for ~5 minutes. Then one of 3 things happened: they broke, got stuck in a tree, or landed on the roof.
Good thing they were cheap.
nottodaysatan317@reddit
1 minute
Trauma57@reddit
This is AI, no way an actual plane stayed whole for a pic.
atclew@reddit
You managed to get a photograph of one before it broke? What special equipment did you use to get the shot? Or is this AI-generated?
soveymaker@reddit
1st toss
tombacca1@reddit
I preferred the ones without a propeller.
Fit-Dark-4062@reddit
Depends which cat gets to it first
Scared_Buddy_5491@reddit
Or a roof. Or a Tree.
DonnyDiddledIvanka@reddit
I'm taking the under every single time! and why the wheels? Of the thousands(millions?) of those every flown not a single one ever landed on those wheels!
Scared_Buddy_5491@reddit
Didn’t the models with wheels cost more? More for a kid to imagine?
Scared_Buddy_5491@reddit
Didn’t the models with wheels cost more? More for a kid to imagine?
Alderscorn@reddit
If it survived assembly? 15 minutes until broken, lost, or stuck on a roof. Bonus points if it gets stuck in a tree and I break it getting it down.
Cranks_No_Start@reddit
This was they way.
Grugatch@reddit
When I was a boy I was OBSESSED with balsa wood. These planes were the start of it. I had my own supply my father got for me and I built bigger gliders from it, as well as a castle. Great times!
monter72@reddit
I made rocket fins and cones out of balsa wood. Fun times.
Dogrel@reddit
It depends on the kid, but the secret is to enjoy it as long as it lasts.
My 5 year old cried when one of those “that Dad wanted for his birthday” got stuck on top of the roof of the house. Thankfully Mom had the bright idea to get more than one, so we brought out another one and the tears were short lived.
When a windstorm later blew down the first plane, we now had another airplane to play with. He didn’t mind a bit that the rubber band had snapped by then, just kept throwing it around the yard.
Cavendish30@reddit
lol. Like every lying toy for kids. My daughter once got this spinning doll that upon opening flew straight up into the ceiling fan.
Scrappyl77@reddit
Ha my kid has a ton of these and the answer is 2 minutes. He broke one this morning before he left for school.
thejake1973@reddit
The tail snapped punching it out of the form.
ContributionDapper84@reddit
26 min, tops
wwJones@reddit
Broken during assembly.
The-Machinist-@reddit
.6 seconds, straight into the dirt.
rogueconstant77@reddit
Parents gave me like a better build version of this for my birthday, it could fly a little longer.
I was 13 and way too old for it. I had wished for an airgun and a Walkman. Probably the most disappointing present ever.
MaximumJones@reddit
Never made 10 tosses before it broke. But those first few were magical. 😁
OGBeege@reddit
7 maybe 8 tosses.
Tigrisrock@reddit
Maybe a few minutes but I'd sit all night with glue and balsawood or that thin paper and try to fix it.
bluenoser613@reddit
~5 min
DogsAreOurFriends@reddit
Damn look at the professional here showing off.
DogsAreOurFriends@reddit
14 seconds.
amccaffe1@reddit
Don’t know, they are stuck up in the tree.
REDDITSHITLORD@reddit
Mine would suffer loosening of the horizontal stabilizer. I would add a masking tape aileron to counter the torque of the propeller.
WARMING: INCOMING OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUDS
The ones suck! They got rid of the little plastic coupler, which assured a good dihedral, making the flight more stable. The slide-through wing is inconsistent, due to warping, and once it becomes loose, can shift in flight. The omission of that cheap piece of plastic has pretty much ruined the experience.
apple_pi_chart@reddit
Mine would last between 1-3 days, but I always looked forward to getting a new one.
nadiaco@reddit
One minute
chazza7@reddit
We used to put heavier rubber bands on these things, wind them up until they had knots in them, and then let them go. They usually didn’t last beyond the maiden voyage.
NoKing9900@reddit
These were so much fun. If they lasted 2 an hour, it was a miracle
Axiom1100@reddit
3 days
aaronwcampbell@reddit
I used to combine multiple planes together. Was totally into two-fuselage planes, and figuring out how to balance them so they flew straight(ish) was a fun challenge
ZumaThaShiba@reddit
About a minute and a half if memory serves
milaga@reddit
One of the wings was split before you bought it. The tab holding the tail to the body snapped while you put it together. The first flight broke one of the tail fins.
Ahh, summer st the beach.
DrJTrotter@reddit
dog4cat2@reddit
Never lasted beyond the 1st flight
Antique-Ant5557@reddit
5
Fit-Reality-2872@reddit
always broke them trying to put them together. Never flew one. Probably 0-20.
CHIDENCHI@reddit
They didn’t snap on me, but $5 the roof of my childhood home still has 4-5 of them up there
Vict0rMaitland@reddit
About the same as that big Styrofoam plane
MementoMoriPendejo@reddit
My over/under was always 1.5
Rough-Patience-2435@reddit
Need to buy a few so you have spare parts, and can rebuild them a few times.
HippoPottyMouth-1@reddit
I had a few of these bad boys over the years while growing up. I'm pretty sure most were in the dozen or so flights. At some point, you just can't help winding the prop so much that something gives.
Good times
railroad_drifter@reddit
Five minutes