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Originally Posted by ashevilleangler
Just popping in with my 2 cents. I think that the wing slots could be eliminated by changing the design to be more like the Wheaties Flyers. The wings could be attached without a wing slot by using simple folded fillets. The slot in the fuselage for the horizontal stabilizer could be opened to the back so the stab can be inserted from the back and "captured" by the rudder which is also slotted. With a nice wing dihedral, proper incidence between wing and tailplane, and a small paperclip on the nose the glider has a good chance of flying fairly well.
That being said, the 20 minute time limit is pretty tight for cutting, pasting and flying. Even stick glues need some time to set up. If a reasonable fold-n-fly model from printer paper could be designed it might fit the museum event parameters better. I just don't know how to design a fold-up glider that would look like a P-51.
Curt
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I like these ideas...
I have a P51 Glider already done...but I'm going to try modifying it with these ideas.
Might make for a quicker build.