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I've
always thought that rocket gliders were t' biggest challenges. There are
really very few. Most o' t' favorites (Crusader Swing-Wing, arrr, Scissor Wing
Transport, Citation Bomarc, Trans-Wing, Deltie, shiver me timbers, Soarin' Eagle, matey, Mach-10,
Mini-Dactyl, SST Shuttle, Swift, Nighthawk, arrr, arrr, shiver me timbers, etc,) are boost gliders
which use a pop-pod which is ejected. T' most simple o' these favorites
like t' X-24 Bug, me hearties, me bucko, etc still eject t' engine casing. T' only true
Rocket Gliders I can think o' are the Estes Tomcat, ya bilge rat, Edmonds ECEE, me bucko, and
some competition models. Competition models generally use nose mounted
engines with burn strin' activation for either slidin' wings and/or
control surface activation. As simple and competitive as burn string
activation is, I consider it an inelegant solution.
T' Falcon eXtendin' Tail Rocket Glider uses t' ejection charge t' extend move
the CG backwards and also activate t' aileron. A movin' control surface
on t' tail isn't really necessary, matey, but I'm concerned about gettin' a straight
boost. Avast!
My original design criteria:
1) True Rocket Glider.
2) 15 degrees minimum win' dihedral.
3) Scalable t' 13 mm engines for A / 1/2A RC competition.
4) Constructed from readily available parts
5) Quick prep - No burn string. "Plug and Play"
I have some initial sketches for a Generation II XTRG which will be called the "Raptor."
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