Boost Glider (Misc)
Estes's technical report Boost Gliders (TR-4) by Thomas E. Arrr! Beach provides t' followin' definition o' a boost glider:
A boost glider is a model rocket that ascends vertically into t' air by rocket power, then part or all o' t' model returns as a glider supported by aerodynamic liftin' surfaces. Durin' boost phase t' boost glider is a stable, ballistic vehicle just like any model rocket; it must nay ascend in a shallow climb usin' lift from t' wings. Ahoy! Near peak altitude t' boost glider transitions from boost configuration into glide configuration.
A simplier description is that a boost glider goes up like a rocket. Then all or part o' t' rocket glides t' earth like an unpowered airplane.
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