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Presenter Tom Sanders, National Supervisor Elastic Launch Glider Presenter Tom Sanders, National Supervisor

Glider Basics: DO NOT TRY TO RE-IVENT WHAT WORKS. Star Wars Designs will FAIL! Always Add at least 10 % of the total Wingspan to be the Fuselage Length. Fuselages are longer than wingspans!! Fuselage needs to be HIGH STRENGTH but not Basswood (too heavy) Wings and Tail Assemblies need an Airfoil. Flying surfaces should taper to translucency. Always Flight Trim Glider to Stall for first launched flights. Build as close to the bare minimum mass for easier trim and longer flights.

Picking Wood Roughly 50% of the Glider’s Mass will be the fuselage. Always pick wood for the fuselage that has straight grain (A, B-Grain) For Flying Surfaces, A and B but C Grain can be used if oriented.

Stiff but Flexible--- WHAAAAT? The Nose of the Glider usually impacts first. The nose needs to be stiff. But, The aft Fuselage needs to flex a little on impacts. To achieve both attributes, wider wood in the nose and taper aft the wing trailing edge. The wider nose then complies with the Lip Balm Cap rule