Aim high with an exciting and curious model from Ugears, the Flight Starter, a portable hand catapult loaded with smart mechanics and a lot of fun.
The Flight Starter is a mechanical launcher for light flying airplane models, three of which you will find in the kit. The model’s one of a kind design is a pure work of imagination that produced a look resembling something from outer space – a star ship, a shuttle or a blaster gun from a science fiction adventure film. The all sci-fi design is implemented in the Ugears skeleton steampunk style that allows you to look inside the working mechanism which you get to assemble with your own hands.
The launcher is equipped with a rubber band motor that provides tension that powers your plane when released. The trigger that sets off the mechanism has a safety lock. The tension and therefore the distance your aircraft is going to cover are controlled by a winding crank. The range of your new cool ballistic model can exceed 30 meters – depending on the “bolts” used and how tight the crank was wound. A special support makes the crank a part of the platform for the aircraft you will launch.
FLIGHT STARTER DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 1.8 lbs
Dimensions: 15 × 7 × 1.3 in
Assembled size:
11,2"*13,4"*7,5"
Estimated time of assembly:
1-3 hours
Difficulty level:
Easy
Number of parts:
198
Tools and materials:
Made of high quality plywood; assembly requires no glue or cutting
Recommended ages 14+