A “CHANUTE TYPE” GL| DER
By Jack, Lami
* ILLUSTRATED BY MARK LamBie
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DETAIL DRAWINGS
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PATIENCE , A FRIEND, HILLS, SUNSHINE,
\ COURAGE AND A PLACE To BUILD IT...NOTE: TOP RUDDER HELD 1)
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SEE CENTER SECTION
DETAIL FOR \ EMPENNAGE /PLBELACE. ATTACHMEOT Detaucs...
COVER GoTH SIDES OF VERTICAL STABLIZER,
WITH PLASTIC SHEET, STAPLE IN PLAGE.
COVER ONLY TOP SIDE OF HORIZOMTAL STABILZ!
wrt PLASTIC SHEET. (SEE piace Ong
Wires
ATRCHING BRACE
WIRES: LEAD WIRE THRU
HOLES, BEWD BACK AND WRAP,
TURNBLICKLES OPTIONAL-WE
Mae Nor USE THEM. 2aGWE ALL JOINTS
WIT WHITE GLEE
GLUE OW GUSSETS
ree wines Have wes Every 2Fr
Excepr TH. ,RANE? ne 1
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“COVERING”
Car PLASTIC SHEETS FOR WING PANELS Leavine
NDS OF RIB To SPARS WITH
IN WHITE Gil, USE Lu
PARTS AND LET DRY TH
STRING DItPED
ERAL. AMOUNTS ON ALL
OROUGHLY,
TO Allow FOR FAST
STRETCH TIGNTLY BACK OVER WINE
FOLD UNDER AND STAPLE...
A COUPLE OF FRIEWDS W/LL HELP
TO PULL OUT WRINKLES WHILE Yow
FASTED THE PLASTIC ON,
STRWE 1S Loopep Agovwp
EACH RB THROUsH THE
COvERIZa T HOLD rr Down
NONNCE THE FINISHED wi
LiGHT, sTR6NS, ANDNore; ITIS IMPORTANT To ANGLE
THE TAIL ASSEMBLY LIP SOTHAT,
THE WIND PUSHES TY
Down AS you FLy (
ANGLE OF INCIDENCE),
aWHEN THE CRAPT IS PONE, GO TO A LARGE
Smooth HILL. WITH A HELPER ON EACH WING TIP
AWD OWE OW THE TAIL, FACE INTO THE WIND.
TAME ONE LAST LOOK DOWN THE 5 TO |0 DEER
SLOPE YOU HAD DAMN WELL BETTER BE ON «++
SHOLIT “ OK, LeTs Go"oa “I HAVE SLIPPED
THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH’oR "POWER TO THE
PEOPLE ‘oR SomeTHING APPROPRIATE, ALL TAKE
Aeour Sm SrEPps (QuieKLy’) |NTO THE WIND,
Down iWro THE ARMPr HOLDERS, SHOWT"LET GO?
STAY AS PAR FORWARD IN THE CocKPrr oR ARMPIT”
AS POSSIBLE TO INSURE AGAINSY 4 STALL.
Ar YOUR SIGWAL THE HELPERS GIVE ONE LAS
SHOVE AND LET Go,,. WOW! you FLOAT on
DOWN THE HILL INTO A N6W EXPERIENCE
IW FLIeHT //APTER CLIMBING A BIT, YoL! ARE STALLING...
MOVE YOUR LEGS FOWARD TO ANGLE DOWN
WWD PICK UP SPEED,
To te NORMAL 10 TO IZ meH LUND, Group
Speed IS ABoutr Smpa oR SO. FULL SrA
LANDINGS ARENT NECESSARY, BuT)IF YOU WAKT
Move THE LEGS BACK guST BEFORE To”eH-
DOWN AND THE GLIDER WILL FLARE LIP AND
STOP DEAD,
TURNING IS ATTEMPTED BY SWINGING THE LEGS
INTO THE DIRECTION DESIRED. THIS IS NOT TOO
EFFECTIVE AS CHANLITE AWD LILIENTHAL DiScoueper.
Good Luex, Renanger, Aur Have Guiper Prors
ARE MORTAL...xX
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Some FAR RULES
1 ALL IFR FLIGHTS OVER 18,000 HSL must
HAVE TRANSPOWDERS.
&. FLIGHTS OVER 10.000" MUST HAVE OXYGEN
AVAILABLE FOR CREW + PASSENGERS
3. OvVERWATER FLIGHTS OF OVER ONE HouR
DURATION MUST HAVE INDIVIDUAL VESTS AND
LIFE RAFTS.