Aero Gliders are a type of discontinued Nerf Ammunition sold only with the Glider Launcher. They are just like Missiles in length, but are modified in design. They likely had the shortest sale span of any type of Nerf ammunition. They are advertised to have great range when fired, but articles have pointed to them completely failing in this aspect, which may contribute to their rarity.
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Despite them looking similar to Missiles, they are built very differently, with a plastic weight in the tip and the fins being shaped differently, and arranged in a configuration similar to that of a plane's. However, the large fins(or more accurately wings) are easy to damage and bend, despite being much sturdier than normal Nerf fins. Articles state they "were like bricks" or like "throwing a woolen shirt into the air"[citation needed], so they were likely the largest failure of a product besides the 1994 Switchfire.
They are one of the very rarest ammunition types, but despite that have four different color schemes.
The yellow & black variant comes with the unpainted version of the Glider Launcher, and is the second rarest version.
The orange, purple, & black and orange & black versions come with the first painted version of the Glider Launcher, and are the least rare version of the Aero Glider(two purple and one orange glider come with this version)
The red & black version of the Glider comes with the second painted version of the Glider Launcher, and are the rarest released version of the Gliders. They have not been seen in over a decade, but their patron blaster has showed up twice.
Trivia[]
- The Glider is the most different variant of ammo from its original version of any ammunition type. Only the Gear Tooth Arrow and Sonic Jet are comparable.
- There is a fifth version of the glider that has a simple yellow body and black fins/wings, but a strange large red head. It was never released to the public and was only advertised in a single page of a Nerf catalog alongside a dark blue version of the Glider Launcher.
Compatible Blasters[]
- Glider Launcher
- NB-1 Missile Blaster
- Missilestorm(only two)
- Double Crossbow
- Arrow Strike(one)
- Switchfire (1994)(partially)