DZFlyer
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Hello again,
Did a bit of scratch-building this morning. I had an idea to build a non-powered glider and write on all of the surfaces detailing what each part of the plane does to give the kids interested in aviation a fun and informative way to learn about the functions of an airplane. I was planning on building an FT Sparrow (I had already scratch-built one before). But then I found the EZ Glider (now known as the Wonder Glider) on the SPONZ Plans Index and decided to have a try at that one as it had traditional horizontal and vertical stabilizers as opposed to a V-Tail. The build took a couple of hours from start to finish from printing plans to attaching the wing. One thing I found interesting about the EZ Glider is the nose isn't curved like the Sparrow's but is instead segmented. My blade was a bit dull, so the cuts weren't as clean as they could've been, but I am happy with the result. Added a few rocks in the nose and a small piece of foam board to keep them in place and it glided well. I also added tape reinforcements on the leading edge of the wing, the trailing edge section where the rubber band holds it down, and the nose as per the areas that got damaged most on the extensive use of my FT Sparrow. I drew in some ailerons with pencil because those are usually present on normal airplanes, and outlined the rudder as well. Below is the finished glider:
And after livery design (done in Sharpie):
Perchance some of this information is redundant (e.g. Tail (Back of Plane)) but oh well... Planning on donating this one to an aviation club at my school. Hopefully, they like it.
P.S. The SPONZ Plans Index is an absolutely amazing resource! I love all of the plans and the format in which they are presented is readily accessible and easy to use. Thank you so much to SPONZ for all of his plans and resources!
Did a bit of scratch-building this morning. I had an idea to build a non-powered glider and write on all of the surfaces detailing what each part of the plane does to give the kids interested in aviation a fun and informative way to learn about the functions of an airplane. I was planning on building an FT Sparrow (I had already scratch-built one before). But then I found the EZ Glider (now known as the Wonder Glider) on the SPONZ Plans Index and decided to have a try at that one as it had traditional horizontal and vertical stabilizers as opposed to a V-Tail. The build took a couple of hours from start to finish from printing plans to attaching the wing. One thing I found interesting about the EZ Glider is the nose isn't curved like the Sparrow's but is instead segmented. My blade was a bit dull, so the cuts weren't as clean as they could've been, but I am happy with the result. Added a few rocks in the nose and a small piece of foam board to keep them in place and it glided well. I also added tape reinforcements on the leading edge of the wing, the trailing edge section where the rubber band holds it down, and the nose as per the areas that got damaged most on the extensive use of my FT Sparrow. I drew in some ailerons with pencil because those are usually present on normal airplanes, and outlined the rudder as well. Below is the finished glider:
And after livery design (done in Sharpie):
Perchance some of this information is redundant (e.g. Tail (Back of Plane)) but oh well... Planning on donating this one to an aviation club at my school. Hopefully, they like it.
P.S. The SPONZ Plans Index is an absolutely amazing resource! I love all of the plans and the format in which they are presented is readily accessible and easy to use. Thank you so much to SPONZ for all of his plans and resources!
