Sky Rockets Condor

Boost Glider

Kit Specifications:

Skill Level 2: Previous Experience Suggested
Length: 13.6†(34.5 cm)
Diameter: .71†(18 mm)
Weight (without motor): 1.2 oz (35 gm)
Recovery Method: Glider. 19 inch mylar
steamer for motor pod.

Recommended Motors: A6-4, B6-4, C6-5

The Condor is a competition style glider that is boosted into the sky using rocket power. It
uses a molded plastic nose piece on the glider that insures easy release of the engine pod
after the rocket reaches apogee. The glider then flies gently to the ground while the engine
pod descends via an aluminized plastic streamer. The glider is made from the stiff and
lightweight wood of the Chinese Tung tree.

The Nose piece has a bunch of holes for trimming clay. If you go out on a humid
day and the glider has been sitting for a while, it could loose trim. So you might
need to put a little bit of clay on the nose of the glider to re-trim it for a level
glide. The holes in the nose piece of the glider allow the clay to grip the glider so
that it doesn't fall off in flight.

Stiff Tung-Wood parts - The wood on the glider is from the Chinese Tung
tree. It is lightweight, and very strong.

Competition Style Design - The configuration of the Condor
glider is that of an efficient competition model. That means that
it is designed to fly for long periods of time. You can use it in
competitions to test your flying skills against other modelers.

Molded-Plastic Wing Attachment - This single piece is
absolutely incredible. I am personally impressed by how well
engineered it is. It does three things simultaneously:

With traditional competition gliders, you have to glue the wings
directly to the fuselage (wooden boom) of the glider. This takes
some trickery and care, because you have to sand the root edges
of the wings to give the wing correct dihedral. If one wing is
sanded incorrectly, the wing will be lopsided, and the glider will
be difficult to trim for a nice level glide. On this kit, the molded
wing attachment piece makes it simple to get perfectly matched
dihedral on both sides of the wing.
 
The wing attachment piece also has built-in angle-of-attack! This
is necessary because the wing must be at a different orientation
than the tail of the glider; as this determines if the glider will pull
out of a dive. If the glider doesn't pull out of a dive, it will crash
like so many of the other gliders I've seen in competition.

The attachment piece snugly grips the wooden fuselage boom
and makes trimming this glider the easiest I've ever seen. With
other gliders, you have to add weight to the nose piece to get the
glider to balance properly for a nice glide. With this model, you
simply slide the wing forward or aft to trim it. Once it is in place,
you tack it down with a drop of super glue. That's it! I was able to
trim this model for a perfect glide in about four tosses across a
room. And I didn't have to add extra weight which would make
the rocket heavier at launch and doesn't allow it to go as high as
it is capable of.

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Please Note This Item Contains NO Motors/Engines Or Any Propellant Device.