Search AAR: |                                     
A Pleasing Blend of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow™ Vintage Magazines

Articles & Plans

Airplanes | Rockets
Boats | Cars | Trains
Helicopters | Astronomy
Electronics


About | Sitemap

Homepage Archive

Building & Flying

Hints & Tips | News
Balsa Density & Facts
Silkspan & Dope
Tools & Supplies
Motors & Engines

Comics & Humor
Crosswords | Flyin' Jenny

Personal Stuff

Models | Woodworking
Astronomy | Parole Plaza
Electronics | Photos
Peanuts (Schulz)
Southern Sr. High | Toys


Kirt Blattenberger
AMA 92498 KB3UON
American Modeler
American Aircraft Modeler
Air Trails | RC Modeler
Flying Aces | Boy's Life
Young Men Hobbies
Saturday Evening Post
Popular Electronics
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
Flying Models | OFA

The Cardboard Condor

Cardboard CondorThe September 2009 edition of Model Aviation had an inset feature of the Cardboard Condor, by Ryan Livingston. The Condor has a wingspan of more than 12 feet (150.7" to be exact), and uses more than 80 square feet of 5/32" thick cardboard in its construction. Light ply and pine are used in the framework. It weighs 50.6 lbs and uses 4 O.S. .61FX 2-stroke engines. The sound of the four engines is amazing.

I assume that the name "Cardboard Condor" is a play on the "Gossamer Condor," which was the first human-powered aircraft to achieve sustained, controlled flight.

Here are a few videos of it in flight - pretty cool!

About Airplanes & Rockets 

Kirt Blattenberger, Webmaster - Airplanes and RocketsKirt Blattenberger

Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This website has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, Maryland...

 

Copyright  1996 - 2026

All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images and text used on the Airplanes and Rockets website are hereby acknowledged.

Homepage Archives  |  Modeling News Archives

Webmaster:

Kirt Blattenberger

BSEE - KB3UON

Family Websites:

RF Cafe

Equine Kingdom