A/Wonder (oz3309)
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A Wonder. An A/1 Nordic glider using Jedelsky wing construction. All-sheet wing.
Quote: "All balsa A/1 Wonder glider is easy to build and trim for those long silent flights. A/Wonder, by Bob Stalick.
A/WONDER is a wonder of a glider. Picture it gracefully wheeling overhead in the warm summer air, silhouetted against the high cumulus clouds. Soon the dethermalizer fuse burns through and the stabilizer pops up, settling the model gracefully to the earth.
Imagine that this model is yours and the flight just completed is your first. The wonder of it all is that it can be yours by just several evenings of pleasant work and around $2 in materials. If the picture of your own creation hooking into a thermal is appealing, then let's get started.
Construction: The A/Wonder was designed to use the efficient Jedelsky-style (all balsa) wing and stab, and further designed to utilize all the required balsa wood with a minimum of waste. Before you begin, take a close look at the bill of materials at the end of this article to make sure you are buying the right sizes and weights of wood. C-grain balsa is specified in most cases. This wood can be determined by its mottled appearance. I strongly recommend using Tite-Bond or Sig-Bond in all construction except wire hooks which should be glued on with Ambroid.
Wing: First, carefully cut out eighteen 1/2 in balsa wing ribs according to the pattern on the plan (a hard cardboard or plywood pattern will help to keep them uniform). Be certain not to cut off the X-tabs at this time, as they are very helpful in construction.
Next, carefully cut the 1/4 in balsa sheet in half lengthwise. Then, cut one of the 1/4 sheet strips to a length of 30 in (this is the leading edge of the wing center panel) and glue a 30 in length of 1/4 x 1/8 spruce to the front of it..."
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First published American Aircraft Modeler, December 1969.
Update 08/05/2017: added complete article, thanks to RFJ.
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(oz3309)
A/Wonder
by Bob Stalick
from American Aircraft Modeler
December 1969
50in span
Glider F/F
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Found online 11/09/2012 at:
http://volarlibrementegliders.blogspot.sk/2011/12/wond...
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