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The mustache. The gold framed portraits. The absurdity. ... Thumbs up.

In time for Halloween! Outstanding instructions.

I missed this somehow. Sorry for late response. Nice coloring. I like the line effect on the wings. : )

Glad to hear y'all are enjoying it. : )

Tremendous! I hope they fly well for all the students.

Those clean lines are so satisfying. Very cool.

Thanks for doing that! No, I don't have a vector file.

Thanks very much! It's high on my list, too.

Whoa! That is such a fun loop to watch. I might have to steal that idea from you for a future project, if you don't mind.

Way to go! It makes me happy to see that a family made these together.

Super. Bon chance.

Yeah! I like the color. Looks great!

You're welcome. Looks like you did a fantastic job.

Glad you liked it. "Try it and see what happens" has led me to some of my best designs. : ) You might need to reinforce the wings with a strip of card stock as a spar.

Thanks for your question, Paulo. It's aloe vera.

Fantastic wing and stabilizer shapes ya got there.

Clear instructions and easy to follow along. Good work.

Thanks a lot! If you have any suggestions, I'm also open to those. : )

Thanks for the encouragement!

You're welcome!

Thanks for the conversions, Peter! I wold love to see some colored versions of this delta. ... I will revise the instruction to include the information. Just note that when printing directly onto card stock, a heavier weight (than 175 gsm) should be used.

Thanks! Yes, I think it is rigid enough, but it's not very good at transitioning from a launch to a glide, so you might get some spectacular nose dives and few graceful descents. : )

Thanks for your question. The white is printer paper. The green is 65 lb. card stock.

Cheers! ... I don't know. Not quite green enough, me thinks.

Yay! Cool modification.

Thanks.

Thanks, Kaviga. : )

Glad you like 'em, and be careful you don't get obsessed with flight again. : )

De rien. C'est un plaisir.

Thanks. As usual, your encouragement brightened my day.

You may have just convinced me to download Tinkercad. : )

This is really cool! Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for these really helpful tips.

Thank you!

I dig the insignias. Thanks for trying it out.

My pleasure, Pairika. That's a nice color combination. : )

I greatly appreciate that.

That was thoroughly enjoyable to read and look at.

At your service.

Those look great! Helpful comments, too.

Wonderful! Beware the dragon, as it is a finicky flyer and very sensitive to minor structural imperfections as well as a hint of wind.

Thanks for giving them a try. I believe making things with our hands is an important part of human culture and learning, and I'm glad to hear you're promoting that with your students! ... This is a challenging design, and there are others on my page that would better for beginners. Sorry about they are being temperamental. The most likely cause of the poor performance is asymmetry of the wings, such as a subtle twist. It's important to sight down the nose and check to see that the silhouettes of the left and right wings are identical (which is difficult to do when the wings have such an odd shape). A second likely cause is throwing the dragon too hard and/or at an upward angle. ... Let me know how the dragons are failing, and I'll make some more informed suggestions. ... The J pieces are …

Thanks for giving them a try. I believe making things with our hands is an important part of human culture and learning, and I'm glad to hear you're promoting that with your students! ... This is a challenging design, and there are others on my page that would better for beginners. Sorry about they are being temperamental. The most likely cause of the poor performance is asymmetry of the wings, such as a subtle twist. It's important to sight down the nose and check to see that the silhouettes of the left and right wings are identical (which is difficult to do when the wings have such an odd shape). A second likely cause is throwing the dragon too hard and/or at an upward angle. ... Let me know how the dragons are failing, and I'll make some more informed suggestions. ... The J pieces are in a rectangle on the second document, and are mentioned at the end of the instructions (seljuk_plans_2.pdf). They are for repair / reinforcement.

I found it. It's not in the "Comments" section. It's in the "I made it" section above. Glad to hear the plane endured!

I really enjoyed reading about your construction and testing. Thanks! I was wondering about the weight and shift of CG with a thicker fin. Moving those wing tabs was a good way to compensate for that.

Thanks for you comment and the suggestion for design improvement. I didn't remove your post. It probably takes a while for the servers to update after you post something.

Thanks for your question. Yes, I think 200g would work. The additional weight could be advantageous in breezy conditions, and the glider will of course be sturdier. On my delta jet design a viewer commented that they glued two 90gsm sheets together to approximate the 65lb. weight, and reported good results. Best of luck to you. : )

Thanks for the comment and the information about weights! Looks like you did an excellent job with the construction.

Glad you enjoyed it. Send some of your Atlantic moisture to CA, please (lol). Good luck with the RC conversion.

Each sheet actually has parts for two complete planes. ¡Dos por uno, amigo! Hope you enjoy the time with family; I also have to do that over Zoom. Thanks for your question.

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Thanks for your question! Not likely. The card stock wings might not be rigid enough and the overall design isn't as stout as the delta wings you usually see with that type of device. They're also push props, and I can't see how one could be attached to this airframe and still have proper balance for flight.

Thanks! I'll try to make a few more in this range of difficulty.

: )

Glad you like it, Andy.

'Preciate it.

thank you

Great post! So happy to see that you tried it out.

Thanks. Nice work on your part!