Super Stratos

A technology refresh of my original Stratos glider, with dihedral hinge, washout wings, load dumping stress risers, an improved KF variant aerofoil, latch-up elevators, and 3D canopy. It all ads up to the glider I wish I could have bought when I was a kid...and a ridiculous amount of fun for 1250mm of ABS plastic.

A Full sized variant that can be printed on a 100MM bed can be found at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:300168

If your printer is dimensionally stable, check out my glueless design at : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:158421

Also check out our ultralight, high aspect ratio variant, the Cumulus - for longer, slower flights and thermaling capability! see http://threedsy.com in the cloud fliers collection.

With the (second - see above link) best glide ratio of any of my gliders, self stabilizing dihedral, and a wing design that opens up the flight envelope to high speeds without sacrificing glide, the Super Stratos has earned its place as my new fa