I got the build jones a couple of weeks ago so I built this little glider. The design has been rattling around in my skull for a few years, I just never got around to it until now.
It is based on hypersonic, scramjet powered airplane proposals that have been floating around for decades. Some folks think that something like it was actually built and flown in the dark world.
Fun build, and I was actually able to get it trimmed out and gliding pretty well. Flies quite fast, as you would imagine, but probably won't be catching too many thermals!
It wasn't built with the idea of boosting it with a rocket, just as a cool looking chuck/catapult glider. After achieving such a nice glide I think I'm going to have to come up with a booster of some sort!
It is based on hypersonic, scramjet powered airplane proposals that have been floating around for decades. Some folks think that something like it was actually built and flown in the dark world.
Fun build, and I was actually able to get it trimmed out and gliding pretty well. Flies quite fast, as you would imagine, but probably won't be catching too many thermals!
It wasn't built with the idea of boosting it with a rocket, just as a cool looking chuck/catapult glider. After achieving such a nice glide I think I'm going to have to come up with a booster of some sort!