Super Stratos by exosequitur

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

A technology refresh of my original Stratos glider, with dihedral hinge, washout wings, load dumping stress risers, an improved KF variant aerofoil, latch-up elevators, and 3D canopy. It all ads up to the glider I wish I could have bought when I was a kid...and a ridiculous amount of fun for 1250mm of ABS plastic.
A Full sized variant that can be printed on a 100MM bed can be found at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:300168
If your printer is dimensionally stable, check out my glueless design at : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:158421
Also check out our ultralight, high aspect ratio variant, the Cumulus - for longer, slower flights and thermaling capability! see http://threedsy.com in the cloud fliers collection.
With the (second - see above link) best glide ratio of any of my gliders, self stabilizing dihedral, and a wing design that opens up the flight envelope to high speeds without sacrificing glide, the Super Stratos has earned its place as my new favorite fun flyer.
A little down bend in the elevators (after being latched up) will open up soaring loops, thermal riding, and 540 degree orbital flights.
The Super Stratos is very responsive to rudder input.
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Launcher and tools:
For instructions look at my glider instruction thing:1465700.
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If you like my gliders, check out my other models here on thingiverse and more models and books I wrote on 3D Design and 3D Printing here at threedsy.com
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