Fiberglass Discus Launch Glider

[DLG]

No commentary for now, but here's some pictures of the 1.5m DLG (finished as of 8/16/22)

Finished airplane, decided to go with balsa ailerons for more rigidity. You can also see there's quite a lot of extra nose ballast, a total of ~80g.

CAD model, colored parts = electronics

3 channels- elevator, aileron, rudder (no motor)

Expected final weight: 400g

Actual final weight: 550g (yea it's heavy)

Fully assembled 1.5m wing, connected by a spar (the wings can separate for easier transportation)

Current weight: 200g

Wing making process- first = wing core, next = carbon fiber, final = fiberglass

Fuselage pod with most of the electronics fitted (it's pretty tiny)

Fuselage cracked in two places, one near the boom and one near the electronics bay. Fixed with kevlar...

Fuselage boom almost complete, you can see 6 screw inserts for the wing to attach on. Lots of spackle to get the surface smooth for fiberglass...

Also I might've dunked the finished DLG into the ocean two days before leaving for college...

uhh that's not supposed to be here

(still not completed, you'll know what it is if you watched Top Gun)

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