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What would be the wingspan and lifting surface area for a 5kg canard-configuration squid glider?

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I need my jet-propelled squid to be an efficient glider, something similar to an albatross but he's built in the canard configuration like a real flying squid (below). Flying squid

  • His combined weight is 5 kg

  • He is jet propelled for launch and evasion only, folding his tentacle-wings forward in a reverse delta during jet-propelled flight.

How wide is his wingspan and what surface area is ideal for sustained gravity-powered flight with a 25:1 glide ratio?

Canard (A model canard glider)

Jet Squid (Jet propelled gliding squid)

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