by Chris Kiekens

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

T' wings are pretty basic... Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! rounded top and bottom, upper win' slightly forward... Ya scallywag! Blimey! It is way faster with t' upper win' forward! Blimey! A speaker must be used to clamp t' wings while t' glue dries... Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! this is essential t' makin' it loud!

T' tail section is basic too... Arrr! 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, arrr, and a 1/4"X1/4" piece o' balsa. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I had concerns about usin' t' short pieces of t' box, glued together, so shoot me, I cheated a little...

Same parts... Begad! I had another picture, you can rent this space for advertising if you like... Well, blow me down! Cheap, really, really cheap!

A view from t' front, arrr, with t' motor tube installed... I used a 1/4" launch lug because it is what be layin' on me desk...

A shot from t' side... Ya scallywag! Notice how far back t' motor tube is t' compensate for t' weight distribution... Arrr! Begad! Also notice that t' nose sticks out further than t' motor... Blimey! Ahoy! Typically, it seems, arrr, t' motor tube hangs off t' end o' the glider, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, 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. I chose a D12, because I wasn't sure what t' flight would bring, me bucko, and the Estes E motor burns for quite some time. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I also figured that if it could take t' thrust o' a D12, arrr, shiver me timbers, then it would definately be good t' go on an E9. Avast, me proud beauty! The OCOD leap off t' pad in a screamin' fiery fury! At around 100 feet, ya bilge rat, it's flight course went goofy. Arrr! Yes, me hearties, that be t' technical term, matey, goofy. Avast! Aye aye! T' three people in attendance shifted noticably, arrr, as 100 feet isn't a great deal o' space between a flyin' orange crate, and your head... Begad! T' flight seemed t' stabilize, and t' motor kicked out t' bulkhead... Well, blow me down! Bein' slightly more nose-heavy than intended caused it t' come in faster than t' design called for, shiver me timbers, and minor damage ensued. Ya scallywag! It will be easily repaired, shiver me timbers, 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, in an attempt t' cause it t' fly straighter... Aye aye! Blimey! I have no idea what t' acheived altitude was..but it was a cool flight!