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Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

web site: www.ApogeeRockets.com

The Minii-Condor rocket is another fine product from:

Kit #05008

Mini-Condor

(Competition Boost Glider for 1/2A & A

 motors)

P/N Description 

Qty

10058  AT-13/9.0” Body Tube 

1

13020  CR 10-13 Green Engine Block 

1

13051  1/8” Launch Lug 1” Long 

1

15578  Tail Fins 1/32” X 3” X 6” Balsa 

1

15579  Wing Panel 3/32” X 3” X 6” Balsa 

2

15581  Fuselage Boom 3/32” Basswood 

1

17061  Wing Dihedral Attachment (resin) 

1

17062  Pop-Pod Attachment Hook (resin) 

1

19100  PNC-13A Nose 

1

19101  PNC-13A Shoulder 

1

29514  100# Kevlar X 3 ft 

1

29004  2” Mylar Streamer x 18” 

1

29600  Clay Nose Wt (5g) 

1

31130  Mini-Condor Instruction Sheet A 

1

31131  Mini-Condor Instruction Sheet B 

1

47122  Clear Plastic Bag 6x14x2mil 

1

 

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

Mini-Condor

p/n 31130

Shock Cord Anchor Pattern

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.

Skill Level 3: Average Skills Needed

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Страница 1: ...i Condor p n 31130 Shock Cord Anchor Pattern 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...

Страница 2: ...ontal tail to the fu selage boom using wood glue The short pylon is inserted into the slot in the balsa as shown Make sure the piece is perpendicular to the fuselage boom and not tilted 5 Attach the v...

Страница 3: ...ght The general process of trimming the glider is to slide the wing back and forth along the fuselage boom until it settles into a gentle glide DO NOT GLUE THE WING ON THE FUSELAGE BOOM UNTIL IN STRUC...

Страница 4: ...glider to roll to either the left or right when you toss it This occurs because one wing is slightly heavier than the other or the wings were not sanded evenly When test gliding note the direction th...

Страница 5: ...den 21 Cut out the shock cord anchor from the front of instruction sheet Spread wood glue on one side Take one end of the yellow shock cord and lay it diagonally across the paper Fold it twice on the...

Страница 6: ...the pylon onto the glider Congratulations Your Mini Condor Boost Glider is now complete If flying this rocket in a contest you can add color to the wood using colorful permanent markers The pop pod ca...

Страница 7: ...shown a wood dowel or spare launch rod inserted into the ground to keep the wires and micro clips from catching on the fins of the rocket 7 Stand back from your rocket as far as the launch wire allows...

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