Air Rocket Glider

Build a new kind of folding glider that’s blasted skyward by a compressed air launcher!

Written by Keith Violette with Rick Schertle

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Jeffrey Braverman

KEITH VIOLETTE

is a husband, dad, inventor, maker, mechanical designer at DEKA R&D, and co-founder of AirRocketWorks.com.He has designed prosthetic arms, medical devices, kids’ toys, and ultra-precision air bearing devices.

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RICK SCHERTLE

(schertle@yahoo.com) teaches middle school in San Jose, Calif., and leads after-school maker clubs. With his wife and kids, he loves all things ...

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