An aerodynamics build: use Aery to iterate a glider toward long, straight flight, then build and fly it. Balance, wing sizing, and stabilizer placement turned out to be what mattered most.
Design approach
✓Iterated designs in Aery, selecting a reverse-canard layout because it produced the highest Aery number.
✓Rounded the leading edges, cambered the trailing edges, and tuned center-of-gravity and stabilizer placement for stable, level flight.
✓Added rubber bands at launch to increase release speed.
Result
✓The final glider flew ~36 ft in ~1.2 s (~30 ft/s) on a 5° launch.