Saturday, Gary Morgan hosted his second Hammer Symposium.
People started cutting, gluing and building at about 9 a.m. The fresh park air was spiced with the hot-wax odor of hot glue.
The first Hammer Symposium was a big, fun, loosely organized social event.
This one was smaller and much better built, drawing a mix of veterans from Symposium 1 and newcomers.
Enjoy these pictures from today’s event.
Tags: Airplanes, Baylands, Combat, Flying.
We’re still searching for the perfect combat platform.
Initial experiments by Dave North indicate that we may have an excellent candidate in the $20 Wild Wing.
The Mini SpeedWing serves us well, but it’s not as maneuverable as we’d like. Its loops aren’t tight and it doesn’t like to fly upside down.
We’re seeking more agility and accuracy without losing the robust nature of the Mini SpeedWing, which bounces back from most calamities.
Tags: Combat, Wings.
Patrick Schindler, who likes fast planes, put together a nifty little portable bungie launcher to propel his Zagi wing and Multiplex Microjet skyward.
It consists of a steel plate with a latch, about 100 20 feet of surgical tubing and a stake.
In this photo sequence, you can see the surgical tubing stretching across the Great Meadow, stretched to about 50 feet. Then he launches the Microjet by kicking the latch and the tubing zips forward, collapsing in a rubbery ball midfield.
Tags: Baylands, Flying, Tools, Wings.
Lots of people watch us rolling & tumbling through the air in combat with small, maneuverable, rugged little wings.
Here are some notes for those who’d like to join the fray.
The most prevalent wing in our combat sessions is built from a $29.95 24-inch wing kit, available from Mini SpeedWing.
But you’re welcome to fly anything in combat, as long as it’s not too fast or too big.
Tags: Baylands, Combat, Flying, Tools, Wings.
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