Cayley's Glider

 Based on Sir George Cayley's 1853 glider, and a modern remake of same in 2003.

"A replica of the 1853 machine was flown at the original site in Brompton Dale by Derek Piggott in 1973 for TV and in the mid-1980s[for the IMAX film On the Wing. The glider is currently on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

A second replica of the Cayley Glider was built in 2003 by a team from BAE Systems to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the original flight. Built using modern materials and techniques, the craft was test flown by Alan McWhirter at RAF Pocklington, before being flown by Sir Richard Branson (the cut-out pilot in the photos) on 5 July 2003 at Brompton Dale, the site of the original glider’s flight."

-Wikipedia  

Happy Ray

The prior project generated some extra manta-ray ideas, which wound up on this one. Four turkey bones, deodorant stick, krazy-glue nozzles, probiotic vials, plush-toy eyes, disposable spoon, wooden dowel, binder clip, Mylar wing.

Turkey Ray

Inspired by manta rays, especially when their mouths are open. 4 turkey bones, 1 skewer, 2 snap buttons, 1 deodorant stick, 1 mylar sheet.  

                                                                               

                                                                                  

                                            

Airskiff

 I liked the gondola-boat on the previous dirigible idea, and decided to make a larger version as the starting point for this project. The figures are 50 years old, per the 1976 date on the kit box.

    

Dirigible

 A riff on the first dirigibles. Plastic bottles, paperclips, skewers, mylar sheets, old faucet, pilot from the junk-box.                                       

                                       

    

Space Bus

The basic body is a medicine bottle with a triangular cross section, hence the triangle motif. Other bits include shirt buttons, french-fry forks, disposable wooden forks, probiotic vials, and lamp socket parts. Canopy is a trimmed-down piece of plastic blister packaging for a tube of glue. Nice shot included of the Bus cruising past one of Janet's landscape murals.

 

Thing 2

The second of two objects done at the same time. Hairdryer heating coil, headphone speaker, cat toy, assorted screw caps, compact fluorescent bulb base, disposable eyedroppers, masonry wall anchor, power line insulator, laser printer ink bottle, flush valve nut.