by Chris Kiekens

This be t' crate... Ahoy! pretty excitin' really. It sat in t' fridge long enough (about 10 minutes after I realized that it be very thin plywood). Well, blow me down! Blimey! I have been playin' with boosted gliders lately, but balsa gliders don't seem to do well with a D engine attached...
I thought t' wood may be a little heavy... Aye aye! but hey, me bucko, me hearties, t' price be right!

T' wings are pretty basic... Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! rounded top and bottom, matey, upper win' slightly forward... Avast, me proud beauty! It is way faster with t' upper win' forward! A speaker must be used to clamp t' wings while t' glue dries... Begad! this is essential t' makin' it loud!

T' tail section is basic too... Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I had concerns about t' thrust o' a D engine tearin' off t' stabilizers. And visions o' it crashin' through me car's windshield...

I cheated some for t' fuselage and used a piece o' aircraft plywood, shiver me timbers, and a 1/4"X1/4" piece o' balsa. Begad! I had concerns about usin' t' short pieces of t' box, ya bilge rat, arrr, glued together, matey, so shoot me, me hearties, I cheated a little...

Same parts... Ahoy! I had another picture, me hearties, you can rent this space for advertising if you like... Begad! Cheap, really, arrr, really cheap!

A view from t' front, me hearties, with t' motor tube installed... Begad! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I used a 1/4" launch lug because it is what was layin' on me desk...

A shot from t' side... Ahoy! Aye aye! Notice how far back t' motor tube is t' compensate for t' weight distribution... Also notice that t' nose sticks out further than t' motor... Avast, me proud beauty! Typically, it seems, me hearties, ya bilge rat, arrr, t' motor tube hangs off t' end o' the glider, but i found with t' heavy win' assembly it needed t' be move back somewhat.

Just another filler shot...

Consider this a scale shot..see me hand...

First Flight:
It was slightly windy (10MPH); me choices for t' maiden flight were a D12, or an E9. Ya scallywag! I chose a D12, because I wasn't sure what t' flight would bring, ya bilge rat, me hearties, arrr, and the Estes E motor burns for quite some time. Avast, me proud beauty! I also figured that if it could take t' thrust o' a D12, ya bilge rat, then it would definately be good t' go on an E9. Aye aye! The OCOD leap off t' pad in a screamin' fiery fury! At around 100 feet, arrr, it's flight course went goofy. Well, blow me down! Yes, that be t' technical term, me hearties, goofy. Ya scallywag! T' three people in attendance shifted noticably, as 100 feet isn't a great deal o' space between a flyin' orange crate, shiver me timbers, and your head... Avast! T' flight seemed t' stabilize, and t' motor kicked out t' bulkhead... Ya scallywag! Bein' slightly more nose-heavy than intended caused it t' come in faster than t' design called for, arrr, and minor damage ensued. Aye aye! Aye aye! It will be easily repaired, and checked out on an E...

Second Flight:
T' second flight was on an E9-6, shiver me timbers, with a new bulkhead installed. I used a 6 foot 1/4" rod t' launch from this time, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, in an attempt t' cause it t' fly straighter... Begad! I have no idea what t' acheived altitude was..but it be a cool flight!