pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack User manual

Brand: pitsco

Model: Foam Wing Glider Pack

Type: User manual

pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack is a great way to learn about the basics of flight. With this pack, you can build your own glider and experiment with different designs to see how they affect its performance. The pack includes everything you need to get started, including balsa wood, foam, sandpaper, glue, and instructions.

Here are some of the things you can do with the pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack:

Build a simple glider and fly it around your backyard or park.
Experiment with different wing designs to see how they affect the glider's flight characteristics.
Add weight to the glider's nose to see how it affects its balance and stability.

Here are some of the things you can do with the pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack:

Build a simple glider and fly it around your backyard or park.
Experiment with different wing designs to see how they affect the glider's flight characteristics.
Add weight to the glider's nose to see how it affects its balance and stability.

Foam Wing Glider Pack

Materials Included:

1/8" balsa wood sheets

1/16" balsa wood sheets

1" polystyrene foam

Sandpaper

HD Bond II

Modeling clay

Plane Art Decals

Template material

Graph paper

Equipment Needed:

Foam Wing Cutter (17080)

Foam Wing Glider Instructions:

1. Using the Linder wing pattern, make a template to use with the Foam Wing Cutter. Refer to your Foam

Wing Cutter User Guide for cutting a wing.

2. You will need to cut two wings approximately 9" long.

3. Sand or cut the ends of both wings (make sure you cut opposite ends) to form a dihedral angle for the

wings. With one wing ﬂat, the other wing should be elevated approximately 2-1/4".

4. When you are satisﬁed with the angles, glue the two wing sections together.

5. Using the patterns provided, mark and cut the fuselage, tailpiece, horizontal stabilizer, and wing

support from the 1/8" balsa wood sheet.

6. Glue the tailpiece to the fuselage. Glue the wing supports to the fuselage and tailpiece as shown in the

following ﬁgure.

7. Using the pattern provided, mark and cut the vertical stabilizer from the 1/16" balsa wood sheet.

2-1/4''

9''

8. Attach horizontal and vertical stabilizers to the tailpiece as shown in the following ﬁgure.

9. Attach the wings to the fuselage with the wing centered over the wing support as shown in the

previous ﬁgure.

10. When the glued areas have dried, experiment with diﬀerent amounts of clay on the nose cone to

balance the weight of your glider. The following tips will help you ﬁne-tune your glider.

Tips:

1. Reinforce the trailing edge of the wing with masking tape. This will prevent the edge from chipping.

2. Coating the wings with a water-based wood ﬁnish will strengthen the wings.

3. The stabilizers can be made with foam, which will reduce the weight of your glider.

4. Rounding the leading edges of the balsa wood with sandpaper will enhance the glider’s performance.

Foam Wing Glider Patterns

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vertical Stabilizer

Linder Wing

Fuselage

Tailpiece

Wing Support

pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack User manual

Brand: pitsco

Model: Foam Wing Glider Pack

Type: User manual

Here are some of the things you can do with the pitsco Foam Wing Glider Pack:

Build a simple glider and fly it around your backyard or park.
Experiment with different wing designs to see how they affect the glider's flight characteristics.
Add weight to the glider's nose to see how it affects its balance and stability.

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