Nutball Glider

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Nutball Glider

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The Nutball is a fun starter plane to fly, and to make.

Parts

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1. 2X 9 gram Servo (Photo)

2. 1X Receiver (Photo)

3. 1X Corresponding Transmitter (Photo)

4. 2X Push Rods

5. 1X Foam Board

Tools:

Pliers

Hobby Knife

Hot-Glue Gun

Making the Wing

Using the hobby knife, cut an oval in the foam board, then cut the long sides off, to make them flat.

Note: To make 3D, Fold up wingtips a little bit, then hot-glue in place.

Servos

Cut 2 rectangles in the wing, big enough for the servos, but small enough to fit snugly. The rectangle's short side should be close to a long side of your wing. Put the servos in the holes, and then hot-glue them in.

Control Sufaces

Cut a tail like the one in the photo, but add a tab on the bottom. Cut a Rectangle, using the tab on the bottom of the tail as a stencil. Then put the tab for the tail in the hole for the tail, and then hot-glue it in. For the airelion, cut 2 lines in the back of the plane. Attach one push rod to the tail, and the other one to the airelion.

Finishing Up

Attach the receiver to the top of the plane in any way you want, and power up with an li-poly battery. Power up your Transmitter, and you are ready to go!