32 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 SPORT ROCKETRY
Next glue a 1" x 5" strip of 3/32" balsa under the lower stringer,
extending 5" forward from the 5 degree line you drew earlier. This
strip, which is the motor mounting plate, should be canted 5 de-
grees below the stringer. See Figures 5 and 6 to get a better idea
Figure 9 (Top). Tail, wing, and fuselage assembly
before assembly.
Figure 10 (Center). View of partially assembled
glider with wings and tail attached
Figure 11 (Bottom). Front view of partially assembled
glider before installation of landing skid. Ignore the
rocks on the nose of the glider.
of what I mean. The object is to mount the motor tube 5 degrees
angled downward relative to the centerline of the fuselage (the par-
allel stringers you glued in are also parallel to the centerline).
Now take a 5" piece of 29 mm motor tube stock, and position it
with 5 degerees downthrust right on the motor thrust plate, which
you have just smeared generously with epoxy. When the epoxy is
set, repeat the process of installing the motor pod on the other half
of the fuselage. Now smear epoxy on the remaining vertical edge
Figure 12 (Top). View of the glider with the landing
skid and fuselage top sheeting installed.
Figure 13 (Center). Closeup view of the
installed landing skid.
Figure 14 (Bottom). Closeup view of the wing
installed using rubber bands and dowel rods.
Use five rubber bands per side for flight!
