Turning a Balsa Wood Glider?
I am making a glider for school, it has to be made out of only balsa wood and glue (typically a hot glue gun) and the competition is for flight time, not distance. Therefore, the glider must circle in order to not hit the walls or other obstructions. I've tried to make different paper airplanes circle, but I just can't figure it out. I especially need help on the tail. because I have no idea how to design that.
If you don't like me using the internet to design my glider, thats ok with me, I won't get offended 
The trick will be to have ailerons. The aileron on one wing will be bent up and the other will be bent down. The more you bend them, the tighter the circle will be. But a turning airplane tends to slip a lot, causing it to fall faster than it otherwise would, so it will be necessary to bend up the elevator on the horizontal stabilizer (at the tail).
It would be easier to mount the entire horizontal stabilizer so that the back of it is higher than the front and to make the wings so that they are slightly warped.
I know this is not easy to understand unless you already know a little about aeronautics, but I do not know how to explain it any better without a picture. I hope this helps anyway.
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