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A computer program for the design and analysis of simple model gliders.
Copyright © 1996 - 2013 by Alan S. Estenson

http://home.comcast.net/~estenson/aery/aery.htm
Description
Aery is an interactive program for the computer aided design and analysis of simple model gliders.
At any time, the design may be analyzed for flying ability. Once a design is completed, plans may
be printed to allow construction of the glider out of balsa wood and similar materials. Aery was
intended for use by groups or within the classroom to assist in teaching simple aerodynamics,
stability, and aircraft design. Aery uses the SI (metric) system for all numbers and measurements.
Aery runs on PC's under the Windows operating system.
Distribution
Aery may be freely distributed for non-commercial use by individuals, non-profit groups, and
educational institutions. Aery may not be sold or used for commercial purposes.
Disclaimer
Aery is no longer in development! There are no plans to modify, develop, extend or update this
program in the future.
This software program (Aery and Aery32) is provided AS-IS with no expressed or implied
warranty or guarantee of any kind including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
fitness for a particular purpose. The author of Aery (Alan Estenson) shall not be liable for
any losses or damages of any kind resulting from the use of this program. By downloading
and/or installing Aery, you are accepting and agreeing to these terms.
Requirements and Installation Instructions

Note that requirements and installation procedures differ depending upon which version of Aery you have!
Unless you’re using an incredibly old computer, Aery32 is the recommended version.
Aery32 (32-bit program, updated in Visual Basic version 6 under Windows XP)
This updated version of Aery should work fine in Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP (32 or 64 bit),
Vista (32 or 64 bit), 7 (32 or 64 bit) or 8.
(Visual Basic and Windows etc. are Copyright Microsoft Corp, yadda yadda yadda.)
Aery32 has some enhancements, additions, and bug fixes over the original version. See the Aery32
Revision Notes section below.
Installation Instructions
1. Copy (or download) aery32.zip into a folder somewhere on your computer.
2. Unzip aery32.zip within this folder.
3. Delete aery32.zip - you don't need it any more unless you want to give it to a friend.
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4. Run “setup.exe”
5. Follow the onscreen prompts to install Aery32.
6. Unless you choose otherwise, a shortcut for Aery will be added to your Start menu. You
may run Aery32 using this shortcut. Aery32 will not automatically add a shortcut to your
Windows desktop.
7. You may now delete the installation files that came out of aery32.zip
8. If you need to uninstall Aery32, you may do so through the Windows control panel.
Aery (ancient 16-bit program, originally written in Visual Basic version 3.0 for Windows 3.1.)
This original version of Aery should work fine in Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP (32 bit),
Vista (32 bit) or 7 (32 bit). Since it is an old 16-bit program, it will NOT work at all under the 64-bit
versions of XP, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. Unless you are using an ancient computer, I
strongly recommend that you use Aery32 (see preceding section).
Installation Instructions (for Windows 95 and newer)

There is no automatic installation, so you'll need to follow the following steps.
1. Create a program directory called aery somewhere on your hard drive.
2. Copy (or download) aery.zip into this directory.
3. Unzip aery.zip within this directory.
4. Delete aery.zip - you don't need it any more unless you want to give it to a friend.
5. Right-click on aery.exe and choose "Send To / Desktop (create shortcut)".
6. You'll now have a shortcut to Aery on your desktop. To run Aery, just double-click on this
shortcut.
7. To uninstall Aery, just delete the entire Aery directory and any shortcuts that you made.
Documentation & Instructions

(the following files are all included with Aery and Aery32 and will be located in the same folder as
the program)
• readme.pdf (this file)
• Aery presentation slides.pdf (requires free Adobe Acrobat reader) - an overview of the
program and its capabilities
• Aery technical paper.pdf (requires free Adobe Acrobat reader) - gives background,
instructions on how to use the program, and the equations behind how it works
• Aery building instructions.pdf (requires free Adobe Acrobat reader) – instructions on how
to build a flyable glider starting from the plans printed from Aery
• sample group memo.pdf (requires free Adobe Acrobat reader)
• Several sample glider design files (.ae) and wood configuration files (.cfg) for Aery
Quick Start Info

Start Aery or Aery32. Click on File/Open Design. Click OK on the dialog box that pops up. Select
TG1.AE (in Aery) or “Sample glider - conventional design 1.ae” in Aery32 and click OK. The current
glider design is shown at the bottom of the window. To adjust the design either left-click and drag
on the red bars to adjust the numbers, or right-click on a bar and a little window will pop up to let you
directly type in a number. There are 5 tabs across the top of the window. The left four tabs are
used to design parts of your glider; the right-most tab displays information from the analysis of your
design.
To analyze your current design, click on Analyses/Will it Fly? (or hit the F3 key) You'll now be told
whether or not the glider will fly, comments on what may be wrong, and suggestions that may make
the glider better. If you scroll down in the top window, you can see all sorts of data about your glider
design. The Aery Evaluation Number is the program's opinion of your design's "goodness". (Bigger
numbers are better.)
For greater accuracy, you need to give Aery some details about the wood that you will be using to
build your gliders. This is done through Configuration files; they may be opened, edited, and saved
through the File menu. These details are also saved in each of your glider design files. Several
sample configuration files are provided.
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When you select File/Print Plans, Aery will send 3 pages of plans for the current glider design to the
default Windows printer. Aery32 will send 4 pages of plans.
For more info, see the PDF files included in the program folder. Also, please see the Aery FAQ's
and Aery Tips on the web site.
Author Contact Info

Alan Estenson, [email protected]
http://home.comcast.net/~estenson/aery/aery.htm
Feel free to send me bug reports, suggestions, or interesting glider design files that you've created.
I can't promise that I'll ever again work on this program, but I will keep your comments on file, just in
case. Interesting new glider designs may be made available for others to download from the Aery
web pages.
Aery is my version of the word "aerie" which is the word immediately before "aero" in my dictionary.
I originally wrote this program as part of my project requirements for a Master's of Science degree in
Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Questions
Email questions are welcome at the address above.
Please look at Aery FAQ's and Aery Tips on the web site first.
Aery32 Revision Notes (version 2.10)

• Updated from an ancient programming environment (Visual Basic 3.0) to one that’s merely
elderly and obsolete (Visual Basic 6.0). Long file names may now be used when saving Design
and Configuration files.
• Loading of Configuration files changed to use standard common dialog box instead of custom
screen. Configuration files no longer have to be located in the same directory as the program.
(DEFAULT.CFG must stay in the same directory as the program, or it will crash!)
• A warning dialog now pops up when File/Print Plans is selected from the menu. Four pages of
plans are now printed; the fourth page consists of the text from the Information tab.
• New option added under the Preferences menu, “Only show full glider view”. When this option
is not checked, all graphics screens are the same as the original version of Aery. When this
option is checked, a full planform view of the glider is shown for all tabs except Vertical Tail.
• Various little bugs squashed. A few little coding enhancements added here and there.
Acknowledgements and Thanks

This program was inspired, in part, by the similar Macintosh program "Glider Design" by Mr. Michael
Kamprath and the Michigan Space Grant Consortium. However, Aery was a completely
independent programming effort.
Development of Aery was originally supported by:

Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics
University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Thanks to Gerald Holt at “Project Lead The Way”, www.pltw.org, for encouraging me to create
Aery32 so that the program could continue to be used as schools switched to 64-bit versions of
Windows. When I started creating this program in 1995, I couldn’t have imagined that it would still
be in use some 18 years later! - Alan
Readme file last updated March 9, 2013.
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A computer program for the design and analysis of simple model gliders.

Copyright © 1996 - 2013 by Alan S. Estenson

Requirements and Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions (for Windows 95 and newer)

Documentation & Instructions

Quick Start Info

Author Contact Info

Aery32 Revision Notes (version 2.10)

Acknowledgements and Thanks

Development of Aery was originally supported by:

Readme file last updated March 9, 2013.

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