Patent ID: 7503826
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A glider comprising: (a) a glider body formed by a top body half, comprising the top of a fuselage, left wing and right wing, attached to a lower body half, comprising the bottom of the fuselage, left wing and right wing; wherein the formed glider body comprises: (i) a hollow fuselage; and (ii) a left wing and a right wing extending laterally from the fuselage, wherein each wing is hollow and has a leading edge and a trailing edge; wherein said glider body is made from a thin film material and the interior of said glider body is open to the outside atmosphere; (b) a ballast weight encapsulated by said glider body; (c) a stiffener encapsulated by said glider body, where said stiffener extends from one wing through said fuselage to the other wing; and (d) an internal skeleton encapsulated by said glider body, wherein said internal skeleton comprises one or more layers of a second thin film material.