Indoor Glider V-Tail Airplane

Lightweight glider for indoor and outdoor fun

Reinforced MkII for better durability.

Gliding properties may vary with your filament.

Preparations

Bend wings slightly upwards

Bend tail to a V shaped stabilizer

Bend tail slightly upwards directly behind the wings.

Launch

Hand launch

Grip between wings and tail and throw gently

Rubber band launch

Hold the band as you like

Place sling on edge on the bottom

Shoot

Catapult start

Place plane with edge directly on the sling

Shoot

Mini crossbow start

Put in barrel part of the crossbow, align the rear end of the plane's body with the nylon thread, hold level, let fly.

Crossbow:

https://makerworld.com/de/models/101521#profileId-109379

3D Printing Settings

Layer height: 0.1mm (works best) - 0.2mm

Infill: 100%

Outer lines: Min 3

Placement: Glider is rotated 45° in z-axis so that the infill of the first layer goes along the wings. This gives some rigidity when bending the wings and stabilizers.