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Rich's Rockets: Building a flexwing boost glider (part 1) (2016-01-13)

Normally in the title of a build thread I’d give the name of the rocket I’m building, but this one doesn’t have a name yet. I’ve been gathering information on glider recovery ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building a flexwing boost glider (part 2) (2016-01-17)

Today I made the spring hinge. This started with making the bending jig, but I made mine a little different than Van Milligan’s.There are three nails rather than one at the apex: Two close ... [Read More]

Rich's Rockets: Building a flexwing boost glider (part 3) (2016-01-18)

Time for the side spars. My wife brought a handful of these things home a while back. I don’t know what they’re called. I don’t know what they’re used for. It looks like they ... [Read More]