They are 8"
catapult launch free flight gliders from this
plan. The only
major deviations from the plan are that I moved the tail assembly
forward slightly so that the end of the boom could be used as a grip
and I fashioned a catapult hook from two small pieces of sanded down
cocktail stick. Also, the boom is 1/8th inch square balsa
reinforced with carbon tow superglued to both sides. The
reason I had to build two is that having asked my youngest son to help
decorate the first, he's now claimed it as his!
Having flown the one in the foreground in the photo with my good buddy Stephen Brewer (The designer.) I think it's safe to say that given a good launch and a bit of 'good air', it should be up for comfortably over a minute aloft! Make sure you bring binoculars if you make and fly one of these!!!
Taking a few design cues from the BabyB, here's a plan for a reasonably simple 24" discus launch glider. With a bit of luck, a clip or two of the finished article doing the business might end up on YouTube...
Having flown the one in the foreground in the photo with my good buddy Stephen Brewer (The designer.) I think it's safe to say that given a good launch and a bit of 'good air', it should be up for comfortably over a minute aloft! Make sure you bring binoculars if you make and fly one of these!!!
Taking a few design cues from the BabyB, here's a plan for a reasonably simple 24" discus launch glider. With a bit of luck, a clip or two of the finished article doing the business might end up on YouTube...
