Not shure were i got it. Off the net somewhere . It was originally a chuck glider. I did it up with a bit of dihedral and made the fuse in pieces. Kinda sorta full fuse. I think it would be really neat all sanded and shaped. Span is 32" This file is for 1/4" blue or pink or whatnot. Whatever you got i guess. I will be resizing mine for 3mm depron
No worries I do it all the time Thank you Mark BTW what is the weight of 2 EUR's? Maybe we can come up with the American equivalent.
Now that is a slick little glider design. Perfect for some 500gram servos.... I may have to print this one out and see how she works with radio gear inside, thanks for sharing. -Peter
The real thing from 1/4" depron fly nicely but there should be something wrong with the wings position, in my opinion wing slot should be put back behind cockpit and down aligned with the external fuso parts ending , issue could be how to copy changes among fuselage parts I have put reinforced tape both on internal fuselage part and wings, no need of wood or carbon, just a fold at 33% of wing to allow a better camber Anyway it has been the star of my nephew party Attached files
actaline, Can you post your plans in PDF. Looks like you built a full fuse. ewo's .pdf shows a profile fuse. I am trying to put together a flight program for my wife's middle school (she is a science teacher). This one looks like a good project for her school. The more detail you are willing to share the better. Thanks, ewo, Thanks for posting this. Has a lot of potential. Cheers,
Looks like that's from the sketchup plans. Here it is in pdf: Take a look at skechup. You will be able to easily modify and make plans. And it would be a subject to teach to the students, too. They can design their own stuff. -Kwok Attached files Glider.pdf (112 KB)Â Glider_tiled_letter.pdf (116.1 KB)Â
I'm pretty sure that the picture shows it plans built. It looks like the fuselage is 5 layers thick. Three long pieces in the middle and two pieces that are just the cockpit are size. Tim
Thank you all for your patience. ewo's glider.pdf shows a three piece fuselage with only one full length boom piece required. The glider pdf kyyu posted does show a fuller fuselage clear through the boom section. I had not opened ewo's skp file to see the difference. kyuu, Thanks for posting. I have been using sketchup for over 4 years now and agree that it is a wonderful tool. Just have to learn how to apply it with the kids. I will likely have to breakdown and acquire a Phlatprinter sometime in the not too distant future. Cheers,
Here is the modified version of the PhlatGlider This is the one we flew tonight on the cam with the kidz, they had a blast! Added tab and slot for the tail, fixed the canopy, and tested well with 8 pennies rolled and tapped together then glued in the nose. 1/4" fan fold - 1/8" stock Phlatprinter bit Have fun Mark and Trish Attached files PhlatGlider.skp (1010.3 KB)Â
looks like a potential slope glider, have you given it any thought? Would probably need some CF tube or balsa between the layered fuse though to keep it stiff. Tiny fuse, low profile canopys, little drag The kids looked like they had a blast! - Jeff
They sure did, its always a good time to see their eyes light up when the airplane gets just the right throw and picks up a glide. :mrgreen:
This was my less profesional set of changes, not yet tested (next party ), canopy line unchanged and wing put back and down in line with the back of fuselage. This should allow for less nose weigh to add. Rear part of fuselage is also larger to allow more hard landings, no glue just biadhesive tape. for 6 mm depron Attached files Gliderfuso.skp (337.8 KB)Â
Mark, the link above for the 3mm micro version doesn't seem to work. I built this last year and must not have save the cnc file. Is this micro version still available on this site.... Thanks. my search continues.
