Thermoform Dihedral and Washout Angle for Each Wing

Step 6 involves thermoforming a twist and upward bend to each wing. The twist goes counter clockwise when looking from the wing root towards the wing tip. The wing root will have a higher angle of attack than the with tip which prevents tip stalls when applying control inputs about the roll axis.

The iron is a regular house hold iron set to acrylic fabric setting (approximately 134 C).

For information about plans for foam walkalong gliders see:
http://sites.google.com/site/controllableslopesoaring/Home/foamwalkalonggliders
For more information about other walkalong glider designs and how to fly models by controllable slope soaring see: http://sites.google.com/site/controllableslopesoaring/

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