How to Make a Beer Can Plane
Beer cans are tempting when they're full of liquid, a slight disappointment once they're nearly empty and usually end up in the trash once a beer drinker is through with them. For those who wish to take their love of the popular drink brewed with yeast, malt, hops and water a step further, a beer can airplane is a beautiful creation once it is finished. Putting together a model airplane out of empty beer cans requires a small amount of planning and preparation, but is an undertaking anyone can accomplish by taking a few simple steps.
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Instructions
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Airplane Plans
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Acquire a model airplane diagram. Model beer can airplane plans can be purchased online, improvised from model airplane plans intended for construction through the use of more traditional materials, created with software or hand drawn.
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Make a hard copy of your model airplane diagram by using the home computer and printer. Make sure the printout is clear and that the details are easy to comprehend.
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Keep the diagram in an easy-to-get-to place prior to beginning construction. Referring to the diagram will be necessary whenever a difficult step is reached.
Initial Construction
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Proceed with airplane construction in a manner that goes from the initial stages of construction to the more difficult portions in a methodical progression. For those using beer can airplane plans that don't specify specific steps, starting with the body of their beer can plane first is a prudent course of action.
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Cut the body into the desired shape before adding any other parts to ensure that the plane will come together smoothly.
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Attach the wings to the body once its initial construction is complete. Smaller additions such as a propeller, minor decorations and wheels can be added as finishing touches.
Final Steps
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Examine the completed beer can airplane carefully and select a discreet position toward the top of the plane.
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Make a small incision in one or two of the cans used to build the plane. For those who don't care to make an incision in their plane, using glue on the desired spots is an effective alternative.
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Join together the wire and the beer can airplane using the holes made.
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Tie the string to the wires and hang the completed plane from an appropriate location.
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Tips & Warnings
Refrain from using damaged cans. Putting aside cans especially for use in the crafting of an airplane model, abstaining from crushing, and making sure any cans are completely empty prior to use in airplane construction will ensure that quality beer cans are available when needed. Remember that a beer can airplane doesn't necessarily have to be limited to a simplistic design when planning the project. Creating an elaborate model or constructing a beer can replica of a real-life jet is completely possible.
Half-empty beer cans will drip and fail to fit together properly if used for making an airplane.
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