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Old 07-01-2014, 12:20 PM
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Here's some old glider plans I found. They date back to 1991. I believe there was some instruction for the build, but I don't have them.

The basices of the glider system is you measure out the weight, install it in the glider.
The ejection charge pushes out the weight at the end of the flight, to turn the rocket into
a glider.
Maybe someone here might have the instruction. Just thought you might like see these plans.
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Old 07-07-2014, 04:18 PM
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Nice plans. Can you get a clean scan to post?
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Old 07-07-2014, 04:27 PM
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I'm sorry but this was the best I could do.
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What substance was used for the electable measured weight? Was it encased in an empty engine block? . Can you provide a tiny bit more detail please. The models are beautiful looking birds.
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Old 07-21-2014, 09:49 PM
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I'm sorry but I am out of town right now. Whin I get home I will look in some places,and try to find the instructions.
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I'm sorry but I am out of town right now. Whin I get home I will look in some places,and try to find the instructions.


Any word on the Instructions yet ?
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Old 08-29-2014, 05:38 PM
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I'm sorry, but I have looked high and low for the instruction and had no luck. It's hard to believe I am the only one who ordered these plans back in 1991. I thought by now, someone would have seen them and had a copy of the instruction. I have tryed to find something on the net by searching for the company that made the plans. Maybe someone else might have better luck. The company was SPEED DESIGNS 28 W. GOVERNOR DR. NEWPORT NEWS, VA
I ordered them out of a Popular Mechanics mag.
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Old 08-29-2014, 06:39 PM
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The company was SPEED DESIGNS 28 W. GOVERNOR DR. NEWPORT NEWS, VA


That address comes back as a house . . . Not really a surprise, though.
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Thank to the mole you for looking.
Does anyone have any idea what the electable material was?
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Old 08-29-2014, 10:21 PM
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Thank to the mole you for looking.
Does anyone have any idea what the electable material was?


I believe that THIS may "shed some light" on the Ballast System . . .

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5183960.pdf
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