Make a Super-Hoop Glider
A Fun Flier With An Interesting Twist
Almost everyone has made a paper airplane at some point in their lives, but this plane is a little different. It may look unusual, but it flies surprisingly well. It is also safe to fly indoors or out. All it takes is some stiff paper and drinking straw. (We haven’t tried it with bendable drinking straws yet, so post a comment if you get to try that out.)
A PLASTIC STRAW & PAPER HOOPS = PLANE!
All the instructions are written out at the link below. We tried this today by linking 2 straws together for a super long plane. With some trial and error, we got it to fly over 30 feet. Let us know how it works out for you!
Hello,
Can you help us explain why the hoopster with longer body (3 straws) fly further than just one straw?
Thanks so much!!
how long is the height of the paper
i was wondering, who was the original inventor of this hoop glider.
plz reply asap
Great question Kelvin. I’m not sure when or where the glider originated. If anyone else has information on that, please post.
our glider went 30 feet! And, our glider with 4 straws was better than a glider with 1.
The Great International Paper Airplane Book by Jerry Mander, George Dippel, and Howard Gossege published in 1967 documents the plane style and is shown as Plane 18 submitted by Philip W. Swift of Rochester, NY.
The book is a collection of paper planes that were part of a Scientific American conducted competition called “The First International Paper Airplane Competition”
The aero characteristics have been explained in an article in the magazine as I recall – but I am less sure of this detail and cannot cite specifics.
The airplane book however has been part of my collection since 1967 and is open to the page showing the plane construction using a paper triangle tube for the body. Though when I first saw the design I promptly grabbed a soda straw to use as the fuselage to check out the flight possibilities!
Thanks for the great background info on the hoop glider, doncart! I’m surprised we have not seen more of these given that it has been around so long, and it is so easy to make. Happy flying!
I am a second grader and this is first time that i wil make an experiment ( HOOP GLIDER) . My teacher require us to make a poster board for the upcoming science fair.. any suggestions??
i realy like this project it essay but kool to do
I am doing this for the science fair but I can’t quite figure out how the aerodynamics work on this. I am in fifth grade can you help?
Oh and my testable question is
Do bigger, medium, or small hoops make it fly farther?
I have just one straw and i add one strip to each side for every glider.
I used a bendable straw it does not work.
Hi! I was wondering…. How does this hoop glider work? I know how to fly it and do the rest, but i am puzzled on what some will call an easy question; How does the glider actually glide?
Why do the hoops have to be in the right order