How to Make a Free Flight Foam Glider: The simplest way EVER!

Today we will see how to build a simple glider out of common materials and styrofoam board that's very easy to build. This glider is perfect for beginners and is sure to be a hit with your friends and family!

This airplane soars beautifully if built using the correct instructions. Few things to note are that you must have accurate dimensions, smooth airfoil curves on the wing and tail & just follow the video!

If you're looking for a fun activity to do with your friends, then this foam board glider is perfect! It's very easy to build, and you'll be able to have fun flying it around in no time!

- - - - Chapters in this video - - - -
00:00 - 00:11 Intro
00:11 - 01:40 Fuselage
01:40 - 03:31 Wings
03:31 - 04:54 Horizontal and Vertical stabilizer
04:54 - 06:00 Decals
06:00 - 06:30 Nose weight
06:30 - 7:40 Test flights

- - - - Music - - - -
Song: Uplink & Jason Gewalt - Euphoria [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.

Track: Jim Yosef & Anna Yvette - Courage [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.

[mastercraftstories]

thank you so much for making thins video its the best video about foam gliders and i decided to see the plans and laser cut it, and it flies great 😊

[godly_gameplay]

OMG Fuad phenomenon it worked! Your video helped me greatly. On my 5th attempt at making his and 5 foam boards later, I finally hand made a glider that goes a great distance, maintains a steady flight, and is light weight!🎉.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU GOT YOUR SELF A NEW SUBCRIBER🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂❤.

[my_dear_friend_]

Built it today. It was porpoising during the flight and I could not stabilize it with nose weights or elevator adjustments. I decided to decrease the wing incidence/angle of attack. I removed the wing and trimmed the fuselage to drop the leading edge of the wing by about 3mm. Flies wonderfully now (and leaves a little step to locate the leading edge of the wing). CG is under the wing at about 25mm from the leading edge. Neat design!

[prabhakaranka]

Thank you so much for making this video. I had a project to make a glider plane I was so confused but I saw ur video and it was sooo helpful I took inspiration from this.

[atticusrallye]

Thanks, im gonna try to make this one later when i have time. Ive been trying to get into the rc plane hobby and this will be a good beginner, sort of skill builder.

[karlschwab]

Very well done, great easy build, thanks for sharing!

[yamansultanofficial]

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[Russell_Westbrick]

tysm i made this for my grade 7 flight project and won!

[Silvan-reog]

If you add some UMX electronics, this would be a great RC glider

[FalconGlider]

Terimakasih kawan, aku ingin mencoba membuat itu.

[godly_gameplay]

Hey Fuad phenomen could you please make a new yt video about this but include all the new adjustments that i suggested.
That would be greatly appreciated, but if you can’t that is completely understandable.

[godly_gameplay]

Um so if I add a small rudder slightly pointing to the left on the vertical stabilizer, will the glider fly straight. I also was thinking if I should add 2 ailerons on either sides of the Center wing to help the glider produce lift, but I was hesitant to do so because I thought it will add too much weight. Also should I curve the edge of the wings for better lift? Please respond to this comment to help me.
Your help is greatly appreciated.

[ucdcign]

What are the size of the part of glider

[Timmzzzz]

I want to build a similar plane but with balsa wood, do you think it will work just as good, or do i have to make any adjustments

[heshamtawfik]

I will try reinforce the wing by sticking one bbq stick horizontally

[godly_gameplay]

I have a question, how do I make a glider that maintains a leveled flight, and fies a decent distance as-well. What should I add to my glider to make it fly straight because the problem with my glider is that it turns left or right, and it doesn’t fly a decent distance aswell. Note: I am making this glider by hand and by now I have made this same glider 3 times, but it still has the same problem.

[Udhaya-whgc]

Can we use 3mm styro foam board for this?

[godly_gameplay]

DOESENT work idk how. My plane turns to the left when I throw it😢

[TheLindsayBlake]

What are you using the cut the poster board?

[Zwalter]

Do you think it would improve with a larger wingspan?