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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANG-GLIDER»
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Right Stuff for New
Hang Glider Pilots
A collection of articles by Fair exploring many topics related to hang gliding.
Sexagenarian Volmer Jensen, who built his first hang glider in 1925, has soared
for 5!/2 minutes in his new VJ-23. Joystick-controlled, cantilever monoplane has
32-foot span, weighs 100 pounds. Over 7,000 hang-gliding fans have bought ...
A whole new breed of hang gliders [Continued from page 101] the Lockheed X-7,
the first Mach 4 aircraft. At first glance, Sun Fun looks like a Swingwing; then you
notice its simpler, strut-braced airfoil (a new trend in hang-glider design, ...
As interest in ultralights mounts, so does the concern for safety — so much so that
some hang-glider pilots are now wearing parachutes, or at least their craft are.
The new chutes attach, not to the pilot, but to the glider frame itself. If a mishap ...
Gliding to freedom Hang-gliders are increasingly sophisticated but British
designs are falling behind US and Australian machines. Will some bright
aeronautical engineer take time off Concorde to save the British hang-glider?
Alchemy at the ...
One surprise is how little landing space is needed. "I feel more comfortable
landing in shorter fields — a couple of hundred feet — than I would in a hang
glider," says Beckman. One reason is that the wing's trailing edge carries a large
flap ...
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The South African Dictionary of Sport
ground effect the apparent floating of the hang- glider along the ground because
of a cushion of air ground handling maintenance - controlling the glider on the
ground and, with paragliding, keeping it inflated without flying ground loop the ...
If you've ever dreamed, as everyone has, of leaping into the air, circling and
soaring like a hawk, then landing on your feet as lightly as thistledown, John
Moody's Ultralight Flying Machine (a hang glider with a motor) may be for you.
This is not ...
Hang gliding Sir, — Regarding Brian Milton's article ("Gliding to Freedom", 23/30
December, p 728) : Not only is Britain "six months to a year" behind US and
Australian hang glider designs, but also, I respectfully suggest, the news that
reaches ...
By MANUEL DEJANES Alex Algron was 1,000 feet high in his hang glider when
a huge eagle dove out of the sky and slammed into his craft's flimsy wing.
Holding on with its razor-sharp claws, it uttered piercing shrieks and stared at its ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANG-GLIDER»
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Kelowna Man Wins Canadian National Hang-Gliding Championship
... with competitors like Dustin Martin, who holds the world and North American record for flying 760 km in his hang-glider in Texas in 2014. «KelownaNow, Jul 15»
Hang-glider reported at Lawrence Park
The Kalispell Police Department received a report of a man jumping off the cliff overlooking Lawrence Park with a hang-glider and landing in ... «Daily Inter Lake, Jun 15»
Shelton man killed in NY hang glider crash
Witnesses told Black the pilot didn't appear to divert the hang-glider away from the mountain. "The glider was inspected right away. It's one of ... «CT Post, May 15»
Pilot fighting for his life after hang-glider dives into Queensland river
Witnesses said the hang-glider spun around then flipped upside down as the man attempted to correct the aircraft but nose-dived straight into ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Boy, 12, And Instructor Die In Hang-Glider Crash
Boy, 12, And Instructor Die In Hang-Glider Crash. The two victims were in the air when a truck that the glider was attached to took a sharp turn ... «Sky News, Mar 15»
Dramatic rescue: hang-glider saved after hitting cliff
A hang-glider was rescued in Sydney on Wednesday after she crashed into a cliff on the city's north coast. Specialist rescue teams had to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
