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Hang glider just after launch from Salève, France. Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth [1] to form a wing.
Quicksilver MX Quicksilver MX II Sprint two seater Quicksilver Sport 2S, showing its struts, in place of wire bracing Quicksilver C The C model was the earliest powered version and consisted of the Quicksilver hang glider, including the weight-shift sling seat, with a McCulloch MAC 101 powerplant of 12 hp (9 kW), a V-belt reduction drive and a 1.7 US gal (6 L) fuel tank.
The Atos was originally designed as a competition rigid wing hang glider in 1998, with production commencing the following year. Since then the design has undergone almost continuous refinement and a succession of model numbers. It remained in production in 2012. [1] [2] The aircraft structure is made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer.
The U2 was conceived as a recreational intermediate glider with performance nearing that of competition gliders, like the Wills Wing T2. The U2 is made from 7075 aluminium alloy tubing, with the 84% double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The U2 includes a variable geometry (VG) system that tensions the sail for higher glide ...
Early model two-place glider with a wing span of 9.1 m (29.9 ft) and an area of 18.8 m 2 (202 sq ft). The pilot hook-in weight range is 100 to 160 kg (220 to 353 lb). [1] H2000 CAB Current model two-place glider with a wing span of 10.9 m (35.8 ft) and an area of 18.8 m 2 (202 sq ft). The pilot hook-in weight range is 100 to 160 kg (220 to 353 lb).
A hang-glider pilot for four decades, 69-year-old Arthur Simoneau was a calculated risk-taker. And so, as residents fled the Palisades fire Tuesday, Simoneau headed closer to the inferno.
The Condor was designed as a flight training glider specifically to introduce new pilots to hang gliding. As such it has a very large wing area, low wing loading, a stall speed of 13 mph (21 km/h) and it is intended for use only under very light wind conditions. It was specifically intended for sale only to professional hang gliding instructors ...
The glider model is DHV 1 certified. [1] [3] Falcon 170 Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots, introduced in 1995. Its wing has a span of 30.5 ft (9.3 m), the nose angle is 118°, wing area is 170 sq ft (16 m 2) and the aspect ratio is 5.5:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is 140 to 230 lb (64 to 104 kg). The glider model is DHV 1 certified.