DIY HACK – Supercharged Airplane
Check out this cool supercharged airplane you can make in your free time!
The single-sheet paper airplanes you made when you were a kid (or perhaps last week in your cubicle) were, well, kid stuff compared to this beefed-up paper craft, which uses an electric motor from an old pager or toy powered by a big electrolytic capacitor. Known as a “Gold Cap” and made by Panasonic, the capacitor charges from a battery pack and then metes out a steady flow of power to keep your propeller whirring for about 10 seconds—just long enough to send the flyer airborne and carry it between 30 and 100 feet.
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Categories: Circuits, Consumer, DIY, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Hack, Misc, Projects, Travel.
