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A toy glider having a single wing formed from a flat sheet of polystyrene foam, or other material of similar characteristics, and a specific finger gripped launch handle suitably attached to the forward portion of the wing along the longitudinal center-line thereof. The wing may have creases extendi

A toy glider having a single wing formed from a flat sheet of polystyrene foam, or other material of similar characteristics, and a specific finger gripped launch handle suitably attached to the forward portion of the wing along the longitudinal center-line thereof. The wing may have creases extending transversely from the vicinity of the forward point of the wing tips to or near the midpoint of the trailing edge thereof, the wing portions rearwardly of the creases being angled upwardly by a shallow angle providing majority span wing twist wash out and simultaneously functioning as adjustable elevons.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A toy flying wing glider comprising:a wing formed from a flat sheet of material, said wing having symetric left and right half portions with leading and trailing edges; anda combined nose weight and launch handle slidably receivable on said wing at the front center thereof, said com

[ I claim:] [1.] A toy flying wing glider comprising:a wing formed from a flat sheet of material, said wing having symetric left and right half portions with leading and trailing edges; anda combined nose weight and launch handle slidably receivable on said wing at the front center thereof, said combined nose weight and launch handle including elongate upper and lower portions, an intermediate portion connecting upper and lower portions, and a handle portion connected to and extending downwardly from said lower portion, said upper and lower portions being separated by sliding friction fit between said upper and lower portions and said wing, said combined nose weight and launch handle being formed of a length of stiff, bendable wire, said upper portion consisting of the end portions of said wire length which are straight and in abutting, side-by-side relation, said intermediate portion consists of U-shaped bends, said lower portion consists of sections extending rearwardly from said intermediate portions, and said handle portion is a loop connecting the rear ends of said sections.