<p>I found <a href="https://www.airplanesandrockets.com/airplanes/images/the-insect-apr-1970-aam-1200x892.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this plan online</a>, which might be similar to what you want. The wingspan is about right, it uses a Rogallo wing and the text in the bottom-right suggests it was in a magazine called the "American Aircraft Modeler", if that rings any bells? (Your profile indicates America, so it sounded promising.)</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/D6qYu.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/D6qYu.jpg" alt="Rogallo wing rubber band aircraft from American Aircraft Modeler"></a></p>

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This is it! i looked a couple of years ago and couldn't find it and thought I'd take a chance on this new stack.  Now my plan is to start building these and varying the wing parameters, do some (limited) science (or at least, engineering ...)
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<p>Several decades ago - 4 or 5 at least - I saw a plan in a model aircraft magazine for a very simple rubber-band driven plane that used a piece of a dry cleaner bag (thin plastic wrap style) as a Rogallo wing.  Wingspan was maybe 2 feet.  Wing spars were simple 3/16" (approx balsa sticks), the body was simple balsa too.  Flew great - I built several back then! </p>

<p>Now, I'd like to experiment with that again and would really like to have some tips - the original plans would be great if someone has a stash or online scan of it in whichever model aircraft magazine it was ... but any information on model-scale Rogallo wings would be useful to get me started.</p>

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"Rogallo wing" balsa rubber-band model plan - do you have one?
davidbak
# "Rogallo wing" balsa rubber-band model plan - do you have one?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-10)

Several decades ago - 4 or 5 at least - I saw a plan in a model aircraft magazine for a very simple rubber-band driven plane that used a piece of a dry cleaner bag (thin plastic wrap style) as a Rogallo wing. Wingspan was maybe 2 feet. Wing spars were simple 3/16" (approx balsa sticks), the body was simple balsa too. Flew great - I built several back then!

Now, I'd like to experiment with that again and would really like to have some tips - the original plans would be great if someone has a stash or online scan of it in whichever model aircraft magazine it was ... but any information on model-scale Rogallo wings would be useful to get me started.

**Tags:** fixed-wing, diy, rubber-band

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I found [this plan online](https://www.airplanesandrockets.com/airplanes/images/the-insect-apr-1970-aam-1200x892.jpg), which might be similar to what you want. The wingspan is about right, it uses a Rogallo wing and the text in the bottom-right suggests it was in a magazine called the "American Aircraft Modeler", if that rings any bells? (Your profile indicates America, so it sounded promising.)

[![Rogallo wing rubber band aircraft from American Aircraft Modeler](https://i.sstatic.net/D6qYu.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/D6qYu.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is it! i looked a couple of years ago and couldn't find it and thought I'd take a chance on this new stack.  Now my plan is to start building these and varying the wing parameters, do some (limited) science (or at least, engineering ...)  

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