A microlift glider is a recreational glider that is able to exploit microlift, which is lift weaker than a conventional glider would require to stay airborne...
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(English: ancient wing) is a Swiss high-wing, pod-and-boom, single-seat, microlift glider that was designed by Roger Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert Composite...
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the microlift gliders have a wingloading not exceeding 18 kg/m2. Types include the Carbon Dragon, AL12 Alatus and the Lighthawk. Microlift gliders do not...
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into glider competition classes mainly on the basis of span and flaps. A class of ultralight sailplanes, including some known as microlift gliders and...
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Hang gliding (redirect from Hang glider)
Pictures. Glider (disambiguation) Human-powered aircraft Kite types – Tethered objects which fly by aerodynamic forces Microlift glider – Class of gliders Nanolight...
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Wing loading (section Water ballast use in gliders)
their takeoff speed before they can take off. The same is true for a hang glider pilot, though they may get assistance from a downhill run. For all these...
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Kingdom "Puff, the Magic Dragon", a 1963 song by Peter, Paul and Mary A microlift glider that is an advancement from the basic Carbon Dragon design A nickname...
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Fixed-wing aircraft (section Glider)
into glider competition classes mainly on the basis of wingspan and flaps. A class of ultralight sailplanes, including some known as microlift gliders and...
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Tempest, is an Australian-American high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, microlift glider that was designed by Bob Bailey of Florida, United States and produced...
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Glidersport LightHawk is an American mid-wing, T-tailed, single-seat, microlift glider under development by Glidersport. The LightHawk is made from composites...
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EEL ULF 1 is a West German high-wing, single-seat, foot-launched, microlift glider that was designed by Dieter Reich. When it was available it was provided...
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designed the two aircraft marketed by EEL. The EEL ULF 1, a foot-launched microlift glider that weighs 55 kg (121 lb) empty, first flew in November 1977. The...
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sink: 100 ft/min (0.51 m/s) Wing loading: 2.18 lb/sq ft (10.6 kg/m2) Microlift glider Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Advanced Aeromarine...
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is an American, high-wing, V-tailed, single-seat, experimental research glider that was designed and built by Demetrius F. Farrar Jr. in 1969 for exploring...
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