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GLIDER DESIGN & TRIMMING "LIBRARY" . . .

Dave F.
 

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  • Boost Glider Stability (Landis).pdf
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Feel free to add files, if you have them !

Dave F.
 

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  • MIT-Competition-Design-Handbook-1977.pdf
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  • Simple Timers for Dethermalizers.pdf
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This section is on Flexwings . . .

Dave F.
 

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A few more items . . .

Dave F.
 

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Dr. Gerald Gregorek, "back in the day", wrote some very interesting articled on gliders . . .

Dave F.
 

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I think that MIT guide was very influential in my competition days. Plus, it really made an impression on my dad who used to think rocketry was just Estes' kid stuff.
 
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