Model Construction

1. Cut wing, fuselage, and horizontal stabilizer from the styrofoam meat tray (11 inches by 9 inches) using templates. (Cut template from pattern above) NOTE: Winglets can be formed from the factory bend of the tray edge.   By laying your paper on the monitor, you can trace the shapes the size needed for the styrofoam tray.

2. Using a ball-point pen, lightly score a line from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge at the wing center point. Repeat for the horizontal stabilizer. Score aileron, flap, and rudder outline on both sides being careful not to cut all the way throught the styrofoam material. Scoring will allow bending without breaking the control surfaces.

3. With one end of the wing on a flat surface, bend the oppostie end up one inch. The wing now has a dihedral.

4. Using a fingernail file, round the leading edge of the wing and tape the trailing edge. Repeat for the horizontal stabilizer. Round the fuselage edges.

5. Mark an outline of each control surface and label. Apply personal and finishing touches to fuselage by drawing canopy outline, name, aircraft number, etc.

6. Assemble the glider by inserting wing and horizontal stabilizer into proper slots cut in the fuselage. Friction will hold them in place.

7. Attach a penny to the glider using tape or glue. This will provide ballast and balance to the penny. See the template for approximate postiton of the penny.

8. Test your CUDERIA FLYER!  Ballast amount and location and position of the elevator will determine the flight characteristics. Test fly the CUDERIA FLYER using different elevator positions, ballast locations, and amount until ideal flight characteristics are observed.