I'm so glad I found your YT channel. Now I have many good YT videos to watch. Thank you so much. - Started myself when I was 6-7 years old, (in the -70s) with the small Balsa planes for 99 cents or thereabouts. Moved on to rubber band airplanes and building kits out of Balsa and plywood. This lasted until I got the certificate for a car.... - BUT, I have always made paper airplanes. And passed it on to my children.
In my days as a hang glider pilot, we had many "sacrificial victims for the wind gods" that we would launch to give indications as to what the conditions were. Lost many to good thermals! This is a good design. One guy had a book on how to tune hand launched gliders like this one. I remember the tail had to be tweaked one direction and the other side wing tip had to go the other. This would allow for a high hand launch, then it would spiral in the other direction for thermaling. You could, in calm winds and on the ground, make the plane go in a complete circle to one side. Love the eraser idea for the nose!
As always, some days were better than others. Really stiff craft paper and a little bit of clay on the nose, cut into the shape of a hang glider. We were up to aspect ratios of maybe 7 in those days. Have to have a bit of dihedral and wing warp on the tips to keep them pitch stable. Old Rogollo wings, the sails could go flat with no recovery. The basic folded paper glider is pretty much a Rogollo wing.
..Extremely inspiring video for the model aircraft beginners & enthusiasts....My question is, how much a regular popsicle stick would weight than a popsicle stick made out of balsa wood with the same length & dimensions. .if you measure their weights simultaneously ?
Thank you, you mentioned me 😁 🎉 Beautifull flights, easy but effectice model! You saved a lot of weight using a piece of wood as a fuselage. Is that walley also in california? Very nice, and seems it is a perfect place for slope gliding.
I'm so glad I found your YT channel. Now I have many good YT videos to watch. Thank you so much.
- Started myself when I was 6-7 years old, (in the -70s) with the small Balsa planes for 99 cents or thereabouts. Moved on to rubber band airplanes and building kits out of Balsa and plywood. This lasted until I got the certificate for a car....
- BUT, I have always made paper airplanes. And passed it on to my children.
Love the slope soaring!
In my days as a hang glider pilot, we had many "sacrificial victims for the wind gods" that we would launch to give indications as to what the conditions were. Lost many to good thermals! This is a good design. One guy had a book on how to tune hand launched gliders like this one. I remember the tail had to be tweaked one direction and the other side wing tip had to go the other. This would allow for a high hand launch, then it would spiral in the other direction for thermaling. You could, in calm winds and on the ground, make the plane go in a complete circle to one side. Love the eraser idea for the nose!
That is really neat. I've never heard of paper gliders being used in that way. I hope the wind gods were appeased.
As always, some days were better than others. Really stiff craft paper and a little bit of clay on the nose, cut into the shape of a hang glider. We were up to aspect ratios of maybe 7 in those days. Have to have a bit of dihedral and wing warp on the tips to keep them pitch stable. Old Rogollo wings, the sails could go flat with no recovery. The basic folded paper glider is pretty much a Rogollo wing.
Sublime. What a joyful prensentation!
Im glad someone remembered the nighthawk gliders❤
I don't know, why this was recomended to me. But this was a beautiful video.
Very kind.
Really appreciate your videos and the free plans I was so happy to find your channel
Thanks a lot.
Awesome plane! And you got some great video of the flights.
Simple yet fun to make! Thank you for this tutorial
Wow! I like your design logic and style. Excellent! Nice video presentation too! Thank you…
You're welcome.
Just saw this video was in my recommended, nice stuff and thanks for the free plans but would be nice to have more explanation for the process.
Awesome STEM project! Thanks for sharing this with us. :)
..Extremely inspiring video for the model aircraft beginners & enthusiasts....My question is, how much a regular popsicle stick would weight than a popsicle stick made out of balsa wood with the same length & dimensions. .if you measure their weights simultaneously ?
Thanks! ... Your question is good. I am sure the balsa wood is lighter. My guess is 20%-30% lighter.
I am so so glad because I study in western international school in Cambodia and there is a steam science fair coming up
Thank you, you mentioned me 😁 🎉
Beautifull flights, easy but effectice model! You saved a lot of weight using a piece of wood as a fuselage.
Is that walley also in california?
Very nice, and seems it is a perfect place for slope gliding.
Yes, also in California. I only got one good flight up there. The mist ruined the paper. But I will probably go back on a clear day.
which plane from your channel flies the best?
The one in this episode or the Sport Glider II (episode 28).
Que materiales ocupas para los micro gluders
cartulina 215 gsm / card stock 80 lb. ... pero el planeador en este video es de 175 gsm / 65 lb.