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Electric Paper Plane Launcher Kit |  | Brand: 4M Project Kits
Category: Toy
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $10.75
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Seller: Jack's Toyland LLC
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2932
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6 x 3 x 7
MPN: 3640
Model: 3640
UPC: 085761036406
EAN: 0085761036406
ASIN: B000NDPKOA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Paper airplane launcher set | | • | Do-it-yourself science kit | | • | Uses 2 AA batteries | | • | Constructed of plastic | | • | Recommended for ages five and up |
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Product Description
Ready for take off! This educational and entertaining kit teaches how spinning motors and plastic discs can be used to launch a paper airplane up to 30 mph. Includes components for assembling the launcher and detailed instructions. Requires 2 AA batteries, not included. Adult supervision recommended.
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| Customer Reviews:
 This was a fun project for you and the kids June 12, 2009
J. Shore (MI, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this kit for my son as part of his science project. It actually works fairly well with the right kind of plane. You have to experiment with the launcher to adjust it just right but that is part of the fun. It takes about 20-30 minutes to put together and adjust. I recommend that you use washers and lock nuts (not included) to keept the suction cups and legs from vibrating off. The launcher has pretty good range (~20-25 feet) depending on plane design and environment (indoors, wind, etc.) You can definitely throw a plane harder and farther but you get more consistent results with the launcher. It was a lot of fun to build and use.
Fun! December 27, 2009
Karen Baker (Brooklyn, NY United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My 11 year old son is really enjoying this. He has been a fan of paper airplanes for a long time and now is getting interested in electronics, so this was the perfect gift for him. It takes a little tweaking to get a plane that is perfectly compatible with the flinging mechanism, and that is part of the value of this toy. Recommended!
Great educational toy - a lot of fun March 13, 2010
Bridget (East Greenwich, RI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A great experience to build a toy and then use it. Assembly instructions could use a bit more detail. You already need to know which wires are positive and which are negative. (Found answer easily on Internet search.) Also, it's helpful to have your own tiny screwdrivers because the one provided got twisted with the first use. The black rings that are used in steps one and two need to be stretched a bit from the inside to make inserting the motors easier. I can't stress that enough because that was a struggle. After that, it was easy to assemble and works great! I would highly recommend this.
 Impossible for children, frustrating for young and old! April 25, 2010
K. Brubaker
My son is a paper airplane nut, so he had to have this kit. Unfortunately, after the better part of the afternoon we've been unable to get the launcher built. The motors need to be inserted into two circular holes on the plastic base, and are very difficult to push through. Lots of force is required (much more than my 10 year old is capable of exerting), and the delicate wire connections on the motors are getting all bent up. The instructions suggest lubricating the motors with dish soap to facilitate the process, but in our case it didn't help. I've tried enlarging the holes with sandpaper, but again, without luck. At the moment my fingers are bruised and sore and my son is disappointed. I suppose if I keep sanding away at the plastic base it may come together eventually, but I must say this item seems more like it was devised to frustrate than educate.
I returned to have another go at this kit a few days after writing the previous review. I finally got the first motor inserted into the base, but the gasket around the second just couldn't bear up to the stress and broke as I tried to slide the motor through. Perhaps I can affix the motors with silicon gel. That should work, if I build a rigging to hold the motors in position while it dries. More likely, I'll just throw the junky thing away.
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