The Glider Project

ok, this is mostly going to be a bunch of pictures of the progress of this balsa wood glider i built.
the pics are not too good because they were taken with my crappy webcam as opposed to a better camera or even a 35mm one and then scanned. Enough about that, on with the pictures.

First of all, the plans. these were photocopied off an old model building book and blown up to size.	Materials. Shown: 1/32" sheet balsa, 1/8" sq. balsa spars. Not shown: 1/16" sheet balsa, lighweight silk span, glue, paint.
The fuselage sides about to be cut from 1/32" sheet balsa	Wing ribs and wing tip formers ready for sanding. those were cut out of 1/16" sheet balsa. The horizontal stabilizer is seen already assembled.
Both fuselage sides joined and halfway covered with 1/32" sheet balsa.	Another view of the fuselage.
Fusselage all covered and ready for sanding	Lenghtwise view of horizontal stabilizer ready for covering.
Forward view of the inside of the fuseplage. Note square brace.	Rear view of fuselage. second brace is visible.
Fuselage, front to back. sanded.	Assembled right wing on computer desk. Construction was identical for left wing and horizontal stabilizer.
Preliminary assembly. wings and horizontal stabilizer are covered separatelly and then cemented to fuselage. Here horizontal stabilizer is already covered.	Sane thing, less mess visible on the couch. that's Chessboard the cat in the background.
fully assembled and painted. ready for adding details.	front view. Note vertical stabilizer and underwing braces for correct dihedral
Lego Luke Skywalker next to glider for size reference.	under left wing.
under right wing. Note patch where silkspan broke.	Lego Bike Trooper next to glider saying hi.
Luke about to kick some storm trooper ass. oh yeah, glider in the back.	close up of luke and bike trooper. Legos rock!. he he.
Storm trooper conducting an inspection of structural integrity.	Luke and the glider.
Rear view of glider.