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2. Piper PA-25 Pawnee - Wikipedia

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   PA-25-235 Pawnee B towing a glider The Swift Aerobatic Display Team at Kemble Battle of Britain Weekend 2009. A Swift glider is performing continuous full rolls while being towed by a Pawnee PA-25-235 Pawnee B Fitted with a 235 hp (175 kW) Lycoming O-540-B2B5 six-cylinder engine. The Pawnee B featured a larger hopper and an increased payload of ...

3. Powered paragliding - Wikipedia

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   The ability to fly both low and slow safely, the "open" feel, the minimal equipment and maintenance costs, and the portability are claimed to be this type of flying's greatest merits. [ 1 ] Powered paragliders usually fly between 15 and 50 mph (24 and 80 km/h ) at altitudes from 'foot-dragging' up about to 18,000 ft (5,500 m ) or more with ...

4. Ultralight trike - Wikipedia

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   'Dr. George A. Spratt towed his hang glider on floats using a motorboat. USA, 1929 First towing tests of NASA's Paresev glider (Para Wing Research Vehicle), March 1962. Richard Miller flying his 'Bamboo Butterfly' hang glider. Vista Del Mar California, 1966. 'Standard' flexible-wing hang glider, based on variants of the Rogallo-wing aircraft, 1975.

5. Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly - Wikipedia

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   The Dragonfly achieves this goal, with a power-off stall speed of 17 kn (31 km/h) by using a large area wing of 170 square feet (16 m 2) in conjunction with Junkers-style flaperons. The takeoff distance required to clear a 49 ft (15 m) high obstacle is 492 ft (150 m) while flying solo and 984 ft (300 m) at maximum weight, on level short dry ...

6. Category:Glider tugs - Wikipedia

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   This category is for aircraft designed to tow gliders, or modified to do so. ... Pages in category "Glider tugs" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of ...

7. PZL-104 Wilga - Wikipedia

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   The PZL-104 was designed for robust use in sports and civil aviation, with a strong emphasis on glider-towing and parachute training. On 24 April 1962, the prototype of the initial Wilga Mark 1 variant made the type's first flight, powered by an existing Polish 220 hp (160 kW) horizontally-opposed engine, the PZL WN-6RB.