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List Of Flexible-winged Aircraft
{{Short description, none This is a list of all flexible-winged aircraft, or aircraft which do not use rigid lifting surfaces (all of them hang gliders except the Antonov). * Swedish Aerosport Mosquito * Flylight Doodle Bug * Pegasus Booster The Pegasus Booster is a British powered hang glider that was designed and produced by Pegasus Aviation.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Design and development The ... * Antonov T-2M Maverick * A-I-R Atos * A-I-R Atos C 135 * A-I-R Atos C 160 * A-I-R Atos C Classique 135 * A-I-R Atos C Classique 160 * A-I-R Atos C+ 135 * A-I-R Atos C+ 160 * A-I-R Atos VS * A-I-R Atos V * A-I-R Atos V * A-I-R Atos VQ * A-I-R Atos VR/VR10 * A-I-R Atos VX Finsterwalder (Finsterwalder GmbH, Munich, Germany) * Finsterwalder Airfex * Finsterwalder Bergfex * Finsterwalder Funfex * Finsterwalder Jetfex * Finsterwalder Lightfex * Finsterwalder Minifex * Finsterwalder Pe ... [...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] |
