Potato Canon Powered Glider

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I designed these components to enhance the performance of a potato cannon powered foam glider. Every measurement assumes you're using an 8mm carbon arrow and a 1in PVC barrel. The arrow holes are precisely 7.9mm in diameter for a snug friction fit. If it's too tight, you can carefully heat the PLA and gently push the arrow through. The Tube holders have both correct and incorrect orientations, so make sure to test-fit them before gluing them between the wing and tube. I secured the nosecone to the front with hot glue and achieved satisfactory results up to 80psi. You could reduce the size of the z-axis of the nosecone to minimize weight. The total weight is approximately 50g, while the total weight of the plane is around 280g. Adding a GoPro Session increases the total weight to about 360g. If you create a fiberglass tube, you may be able to shave off 50g (25g for the nosecone and 25g for the paper tube).