2mm depron glider

 13 September 2021

I still have a few sheets of 2mm extruded polystyrene (can't buy it here now) and I could spare one to make a few chuck glider. The main advantage is it is light.

There is grain to the polystryene, cut wing in one piece, cut horizontal tail and vertical fin. Maybe can use Sniffi as a template.

For polyhedral, don't cut the wing, bend it. It will be floppy but it might be enough. At least I will not be adding weak points and weight. Either bend it over a straight edge and it might be too floppy, then I guess I can try to stiffen it by applying 2 strips of paper to both sides. Or, over a round dowel and heat applied to the foam to help it go round.

hmm, maybe a piece of tape on the bottom and a paper strip on top is good. I'd rather the foam compressed than having it cracked.

Shape a short strip of balsa and glue it to a long strip to give it more strength at the wing's leading and trailing edges. Shape and sand smooth the fuselage and add nose weigh and catapult hook. Be generous with the catapult hook because it is located at the nose and weight is useful there.