I can't point you to a specific site offhand as it was way before internet.
lots of stuff from ww2 has been put on the internet...
can you remember something than can give me a clue?
like the TV program or the channel or what it was called?
perhaps even the name of other aircraft that were with it.
the AMAZING thing about it is that it flies best in gale force winds.
it uses the
magnus effect to literally be a flying windmill that uses the
wind to add power to the wing.
my models hover into the wind, and even when the wind finally turns it with the wind direction, the wind still keeps the wing spinning.
the reason i'm a bit defensive is that someone else said they saw it b4, and i asked for links and the links they supplied were just nonsense.
i have seen a similar model subsequently since i first published, but it had a straight wing and a propellar, thus and it kept twisting to the side
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This simple model can be made out of a toothpick & a couple of business cards. The zig-zag pattern of the pixiwing, gives air-traction, which provides stability in a way similar to the tread in a tyre. The pointed tips, also give better air-traction, so long as the pattern is even.[/FONT]
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Good Example [/FONT]
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Bad Example[/FONT]
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This wing has less stability, as it slews sideways in the same way that a smooth tyre does not keep in a straight line. The uneven wing (above, Good example) seems to cut the air in the same way the keel of a boat, or the fins of a surfboard, keep it heading in a perfect line. The bent foils also provide a more natural free-wheeling capacity to the axel.[/FONT]