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Birdman Enterprises
Birdman Enterprises Limited was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that commenced business in 1973 and became well known for its line of hang gliders and later its ultralight aircraft until its demise in late 1987.Jones, Terry: ''Birdman WT-11 Chinook – A Cabin-Class "Ultra" Lightplane''. Birdman Enterprises, 1984.Jones, Terry: ''Birdman WT-11 Chinook – It's A Perfect Aviation Package''. Birdman Enterprises, 1984.Hunt, Adam: ''Pilot Report: Chinook 2S''. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association ''COPA Flight'', October 1999. A redesigned version of the company's Chinook ultralight design was later placed back in production by Aircraft Sales and Parts of Vernon, British Columbia in 1989 as a kit aircraft.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 37. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-72 & E-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman MJ-4
Birdman or birdmen may refer to: Flying * Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions ** International Birdman, the original Birdman rally Business * Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987 * Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s * Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma Arts and entertainment Music * Birdman Records, an independent music label * "Birdman", a 1970 song by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles from the album ''McDonald and Giles'' * "Birdmen", a 1982 song by Felt from the album ''Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty'' * "Birdman", a 1994 song by Ride from the album ''Carnival of Light'' * "The Birdman" (song), a 1994 song by Our Lady Peace * ''Birdman'' (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Glider
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched 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 to form a wing. Typically the pilot is in a harness suspended from the airframe, and controls the aircraft by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Early hang gliders had a low lift-to-drag ratio, so pilots were restricted to gliding down small hills. By the 1980s this ratio significantly improved, and since then pilots have been able to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of kilometers. The Federation Aeronautique Internationale and national airspace governing organisations control some regulatory aspects of hang gliding. Obtaining the safety benefits of being instructed is highly recommended and indeed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman XC
Birdman or birdmen may refer to: Flying * Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions ** International Birdman, the original Birdman rally Business * Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987 * Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s * Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma Arts and entertainment Music * Birdman Records, an independent music label * "Birdman", a 1970 song by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles from the album ''McDonald and Giles'' * "Birdmen", a 1982 song by Felt from the album ''Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty'' * "Birdman", a 1994 song by Ride from the album ''Carnival of Light'' * "The Birdman" (song), a 1994 song by Our Lady Peace * ''Birdman'' (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Glider
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched 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 to form a wing. Typically the pilot is in a harness suspended from the airframe, and controls the aircraft by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Early hang gliders had a low lift-to-drag ratio, so pilots were restricted to gliding down small hills. By the 1980s this ratio significantly improved, and since then pilots have been able to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of kilometers. The Federation Aeronautique Internationale and national airspace governing organisations control some regulatory aspects of hang gliding. Obtaining the safety benefits of being instructed is highly recommended and indeed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman Falcon
Birdman or birdmen may refer to: Flying * Avian humanoid, a person with avian characteristics in mythology, folklore, and popular fiction * Birdman, a wingsuit flying parachutist ** Birdman Rally, a competition where people attempt to fly with home-made contraptions ** International Birdman, the original Birdman rally Business * Birdman Enterprises, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer from 1973 to 1987 * Birdman Aircraft, an American ultralight manufacturer in the 1970s and early 80s * Birdman, a brand of wingsuits owned by Jari Kuosma Arts and entertainment Music * Birdman Records, an independent music label * "Birdman", a 1970 song by Ian McDonald and Michael Giles from the album ''McDonald and Giles'' * "Birdmen", a 1982 song by Felt from the album ''Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty'' * "Birdman", a 1994 song by Ride from the album ''Carnival of Light'' * "The Birdman" (song), a 1994 song by Our Lady Peace * ''Birdman'' (album), a 2002 album by Birdman, then known as Baby * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Daily
''China Daily'' () is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Overview ''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. The headquarters and principal editorial office is in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The newspaper has branch offices in most major cities of China as well as several major foreign cities including New York City, Washington, D.C., London, and Kathmandu. The paper is published by satellite offices in the United States, Hong Kong, and Europe. ''China Daily'' also produces an insert of sponsored content called ''China Watch'' that has been distributed inside other newspapers including ''The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''Le Figaro''. Within mainland China, the newspaper targets primarily diplomats, foreign expatriates, tourists, and locals wishing to improve their English. The China edition also o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinook 2S
The Birdman Chinook is a family of single and two-place, pusher configuration, high-wing ultralight aircraft that was first flown on 12 December 1982 and produced by Birdman Enterprises of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada starting in 1983.Jones, Terry: ''Birdman WT-11 Chinook - A Cabin-Class "Ultra" Lightplane''. Birdman Enterprises, 1984.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-72 & E-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Jones, Terry: ''Birdman WT-11 Chinook - It's A Perfect Aviation Package''. Birdman Enterprises, 1984.Taylor, John RW: ''Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1986-87'' page 544, Janes Publishing Company, 1986. Taylor, John WR, ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1987-88'' page 544, Janes Publishing Limited. The Chinook design has evolved through several models over time and has been produced by two companies. Over 850 in total have been completed and flown and kits remain in production in the 21st century.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Talanczuk
Wladimir Talanczuk (also known by his anglicized name ''Vladimir Talanczuk'') is a Ukrainian- born aeronautical engineer known for his hang glider and ultralight aircraft designs.Jones, Terry: ''About The Designer - Vladimir Talanczuk - Trained in The European Tradition''. Birdman Enterprises, 1984.Taylor, John WR, ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1979-80'' page 599, Janes Publishing Limited.Taylor, John WR, ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980-81'' page 597, Janes Publishing Limited.Taylor, John WR, ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1987-88'' page 544, Janes Publishing Limited. Career Talanczuk graduated from the Polish Institute for Aviation Specialists in 1970 as an aeronautical engineer and immediately embarked upon a career as a designer of hang gliders and light aircraft. He worked with Tadensca Dobczynski, the Polish amateur aircraft builder, assisting in the design and construction of more than thirty Dobczynski designs. Talanczuk qualified as a light aircraft pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipper Quicksilver
Quicksilver is a line of single and two-place high wing, single-engine, ultralight aircraft that evolved from weight-shift hang gliders including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer. The earliest powered version, the Quicksilver C, was created as a self-launching hang glider, designed to allow pilots who lived in the flatlands to be able to self-launch without a hill. The design later evolved into an ultralight aircraft for powered cross-country flying.Cliche, 2001, page E-29 The aircraft line has been in production since the late 1970s and remains in production in 2018 by Quicksilver Aircraft of Temecula, California.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Design and development Founded by Dick Eipper, Eipper Formance began manufacturing the early Bob Lovejoy-designed Quicksilver ultralights in the late 1970s when hang gliding was very popular. The Quicksilver hang gliders differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdman Atlas
The Birdman Atlas is a single-seat, high wing, single engine in pusher configuration, ultralight aircraft that was based upon the Eipper Quicksilver design.Taylor, John WR: ''Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1982-83'' page 625-626, Janes Publishing Company, 1982. Development The Atlas was introduced to the marketplace in 1980. Production was curtailed in about 1983 as the company concentrated on producing the newer Birdman WT-11 Chinook instead. The Atlas was a development of the Quicksilver and as such incorporated many of the Quicksilver's features, such as a 6061-T6 aluminum-framed, single-surface Dacron-covered, wire-braced high wing, with the ground wires suspended from a kingpost. The fuselage structure was also built from 6061-T6 aluminum tube. The early Atlas XC variants used weight shift for control supplemented with a rudder, whereas the later 3-A versions (for ''3-Axis'') utilized a conventional control system with elevator and rudder, and spoilers for roll control. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
