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The price was €8155 in 2003. [1] ESC C Small size model for lighter pilots, with a 11.2 m (36.7 ft) span wing, nose angle of 143°, wing area of 12.1 m 2 (130 sq ft) and an aspect ratio of 10.5:1. The pilot hook-in weight range is 66 to 90 kg (146 to 198 lb). The price was €8155 in 2003. [1]
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.
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, plus hang glider harnesses and accessories. [1] The company was founded in 1973 by brothers Bob and Chris Wills. [2] The company sells a line of hang gliders including training and beginner gliders, intermediate and competition wings. [1]
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.
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 performance.
The commercial availability of Dickenson's hang glider made the Rogallo wing very popular, ... [36] Prices often depend on whether the wing is included. Two-person ...
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.
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).