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Mini Glider

75 Trolxer  6.5 years ago

(I uploaded this earlier but the elevator control was inverted, and the ailerons were too big. oops) So this glider is basically the Sport Glider but a hecka of a lot smaller. It performs okayish as it glides at around 100 MPH, but what do you expect from such a small plane? Anyway, the dihedral of the wings made the performance a lot better but wasn't as aesthetically pleasing, so if you want to up the dihedral go for it. (It glides at around 90 MPH in that configuration) I also changed the rear section of the plane to a T-Tail configuration to help with performance Feel free to expand on this design, leave any design recommendations, tips, suggestions, etc etc

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 25.4ft (7.8m)
  • Length 21.8ft (6.6m)
  • Height 6.3ft (1.9m)
  • Empty Weight 2,018lbs (915kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,018lbs (915kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 17.8lbs/ft2 (87.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 113.2ft2 (10.5m2)
  • Drag Points 916

Parts

  • Number of Parts 23
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 143