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Skill Level 3: Average Skills Needed
The Mini-Condor is an easy-to-build glider that first
timers can use to get a successful glide. Seasoned
competitors will love it because it performs like a
champ. It boosts straight and transitions easily into a
nice, thermal-hunting glide.
The design has similar features to the larger Condor
that makes it such a great boost-glider. The primary
component is a pre-molded plastic wing dihedral at-
tachment piece that assures that the wings are at the
proper dihedral angle with respect to the fuselage,
and that the wings are pitched up slightly. This forces
the glider to right itself so that the top is towards the
sky, and the glider pull out of a dive. This piece is what
makes it easy to trim to get a nice, steady glide.
The other unique feature is a molded pop-pod hook.
This piece allows the pop-pod to be easily attached to
the glider and to detach when the streamer deploys. All
the complexity has been removed from the model, so it
is a joy to build and it trims easily.
The glider was designed for use as a competition
model for using either mini-engines with 1/2A or A-size
total power.
p/n 31130
Mini-Condor
(Competition Boost Glider for 1/2A & A
motors)
P/N
Description
10058
AT-13/9.0" Body Tube
13020
CR 10-13 Green Engine Block
13051
1/8" Launch Lug 1" Long
15578
Tail Fins 1/32" X 3" X 6" Balsa
15579
Wing Panel 3/32" X 3" X 6" Balsa
15581
Fuselage Boom 3/32" Basswood
17061
Wing Dihedral Attachment (resin)
17062
Pop-Pod Attachment Hook (resin)
19100
PNC-13A Nose
19101
PNC-13A Shoulder
29514
100# Kevlar X 3 ft
29004
2" Mylar Streamer x 18"
29600
Clay Nose Wt (5g)
31130
Mini-Condor Instruction Sheet A
31131
Mini-Condor Instruction Sheet B
47122
Clear Plastic Bag 6x14x2mil
Other Tools and Materials Needed
Pencil
Hobby knife
Wood glue
Super glue (thick viscosity)
Plastic packaging tape
Paint supplies (spray paint, brushes, etc.)
Wood sealer
Sandpaper (220 and 400 grit)
Wood dowel for spreading glue inside tubes
Shock Cord Anchor Pattern
The Minii-Condor rocket is another fine product from:
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
web site: www.ApogeeRockets.com
Kit #05008
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Summary of Contents for Apogee Mini-CONDOR
- Page 1 Sandpaper (220 and 400 grit) Wood dowel for spreading glue inside tubes Skill Level 3: Average Skills Needed The Mini-Condor is an easy-to-build glider that first timers can use to get a successful glide. Seasoned competitors will love it because it performs like a champ.
- Page 2 Assemble the Mini-Condor Boost Glider 1. Cut apart the two fuselage hook plates from the fuselage boom wood piece. Sand off the little nubs of wood that held them together using medium grit sandpaper. 2. Lightly sand the balsa wood laser-cut sheets using fine, 400 grit sandpaper before removing the parts.
- Page 3 8. WITHOUT GLUING IT, temporarily place the plastic pylon onto the fuselage boom so the hook on the pylon engages the hook on the side of the fuselage boom. Glue! 9. Flip the glider over and glue the other hook into position on the fuselage boom. Make sure the hooks engage each other.
- Page 4 ground. This is expected. Pitch Trimming The glider will do one of three things during the flight. It will either stall and make an up-and-down porpoise flight, it will make a nice steady glide, or it will dive into the ground.
- Page 5 18. Attach the launch lug to the side of the tube using CyA adhesive in the approxi- mate middle of the length of the pylon as shown. 1-1/4” (3.2 cm) 19. OPTIONAL: Glue the green engine block into the tube using wood glue, 1-1/4 inch (3.2cm) from the end as shown.
- Page 6 Congratulations. Your Mini-Condor Boost Glider is now complete. If flying this rocket in a contest, you can add color to the wood Mini-Condor Boost Glider Recommended Motors using colorful permanent markers. The pop- Engine Manufacturer Altitude (ft)
- Page 7 D. Wrap tape around the launch rod, approximately 10 inches (25 cm) from the blast deflector, so the glider does not touch the blast deflector when slid onto the rod. Countdown and Launch Procedure Tape Stand-off Fly your rocket on a large field that isn’t near any power lines, trees, or low flying aircraft.
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