The Firebird is an early model of my "Flying Biplane" prototype. It is light and angular, and an amazingly friendly glider. The "hammerhead" front stabilizer lends another plane surface to modify, and more importantly, it looks pretty fucking cool.
As with the Phaeton model (and the forthcoming "Mazerati" model), it is constructed from a single sheet of 8.5x11 copy paper, and a small piece of scotch tape.
Unlike the Phaeton, this model has no stabilizing fold on the rear wing. This causes the rear wing to be much more flexible, and you will notice that it vibrates during flight. This seems to be a self-regulating property of the craft's design that allows for a straight, linear flight. Compare Firebird's flight path with Phaeton's.
One last note: this craft was constructed before I began incorporating the landing-gear assembly that is prominent with other models. If you choose to incorporate a landing-gear assembly on The Firebird, be sure to compensate by modifying the Center of Gravity.
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