Drat Soarer

This is Drat Soarer, it's my second glider built completely from Lego® parts. Soarer features a new tail design, suggested to me by Creativeminds from the MindStorms™ forum, this design greatly increases the stability of Soarer in flight. The first tail used by Soarer was the same but it was inverted when compared to the current one. The wing design is the same as the one used in Drat Glider, however the body of Soarer is changed so that the wing is held about an inch above the main body. This seems to give Soarer increased glide distance. The total glide distance for Soarer ranges from 25ft to 31ft. If its hot out it seems to only go around 25ft, however when its cooler Soarer averages 30ft. The heat seems to soften the plastic, making them less effective in flight. From now on all my future designs will most likely feature the tail design that Soarer uses.