Bumblebee (Glider)

[g828]

Hello,
I am this camp where we were supposed to make gliders.
This is how it turned out:



The plane used pink foam and tape.

 

[pgerts]

Nice - how does it fly?

 

[g828]

Real maiden is today with a tow hook. Hopefully everything goes well.

We did some test chucks of the glider and it flies pretty smooth.
Glide ratio is pretty decent, maybe 10:1

 

[pgerts]

Wish i could be with you and have fun ;-)
Will you tow with a plane or catapult?
Where do you have the tow hook located?
Be careful not to break the wing if the hook is close to the cog.

 

[g828]

We were using high start.
The tow hook was located about midway at the nose.
I will post a picture soon and maybe a video of the flights in a few days (I need to create a youtube account)

And we definitely had some fun! We had a little lawn darts, but all planes excapt one survived. The one that did not survive got stuck into a tree.

 

[g828]

Here are some pics:

 

[g828]

Here is a compilation of the flights of the plane

 

[pgerts]

Nice flying, but why dont you get any hight from the line start?
Gliders normally get up to at least 50 meters (150 ft) hight with a rubber band start like yours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7-5-JUIKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbRJjthxf9c