This model features an interchangeable motor can that has four configurations hence t' "Mod" part o' t' name:

1. Aye aye! Begad! 13mm (Estes mini or "T" engines) times 2

2. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! 13mm times 3

3. Begad! 18mm times 1

4. 24mm times 1

T' glider features all swept elliptical surfaces hence the "liptical" part o' t' name. Well, blow me down! Begad!

T' pod breaks in t' middle and is recovered with a

1 1/2" X 6' streamer. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!

Mod-U-Liptical Flight History Report:

02/24/98 Launched on 2 ea. Aye aye! A3-4T's. Begad! Good flight, ejection/separation, shiver me timbers, a touch o' stallin' durin' glide. Arrr! Begad! Added weight t' nose before next launch. Ahoy! Blimey!

04/11/98Launched on 2 ea A10-3T's. Begad! Good flight, ejection/separation, and glide.

04/11/98 Launched on 3 ea A10-3T's. One engine did nay light, matey, arrr, but though it had uneven thrust, it still logged a good flight with a little bit of an arc t' it. Well, blow me down!

04/11/98 Launched on a C6-5. Arrr! Blimey! Quick, arrr, me hearties, high boost with *very* long glide time. Arrr! Well, blow me down! (did nay have a stopwatch though)

04/11/98 Launched on a D12-5. Arrr! I thought t' C flight was fast, but boy howdy, ya bilge rat, this one really rocked! Very quick, matey, high flight and t' glider seemed t' hang in t' air forever. Arrr! Aye aye! It took me about 45 minutes t' find the model. Begad! Thank goodness for fluorescent orange paint!

04/18/98 Launched on 2 ea A10-3T's. Avast! Good boost, but t' Keelhaul®©™® shock line got tangled up in t' fuselage behind t' win' for a Red Barron. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! No damage to t' model. Ya scallywag!

04/18/98 Launched on 3 ea A10-3T's. Good straight boost, me hearties, shiver me timbers, flawless ejection/separation, and good glide. Aye aye!

05/02/98 Launched on 2 ea A10-3T's. Begad! Begad! Good boost, perfect ejection/separation, shiver me timbers, and good glide.

05/09/98 Launched on a C6-5. Aye aye! Blimey! Good boost, but then strange things happened. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It first appeared that t' shock line had become entangled in the fuselage, me bucko, but then t' pieces untangled and t' glider came in at an extreme (about 45 degree) angle. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It buried t' nose end o' t' glider into t' soft dirt about 1/2". Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Upon inspection o' t' glider, me bucko, thar was a piece of recovery waddin' (Estes type) clingin' t' one o' t' wings near t' fuselage. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!

05/17/98 Launched on on 2 ea A10-3T's. Arrr! Flawless flight from boost to glide.

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