Its classified as a rigid wing hanglider in the UK so no licence is required - but a BHPA rating will give you insurance - and access to Aerotow behind a...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
Jul 26, 2012 4:15 pm
Hi, I think I'm right in saying that to be classed as a hang glider in the UK, it needs to be launched on foot, it can however be landed on wheels, ( just the...
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nicholasrmclaren
nicholasrmcl...
Jul 27, 2012 10:53 am
Hi Kev, Thanks for that. I had thought about the possibility of making the Goat a foot launched glider anyway, as this would give me more flexibility in launch...
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Michael McKeown
itisallone
Jul 27, 2012 3:30 pm
ULF-1's seat is a roll top desk type affair, a bunch of strips of wood glued to a fabric backing. The edges of the slats slide in tracks curving up the seat...
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IAIN VASS
ivass...
Jul 28, 2012 10:34 am
Hi, A hang glider in the UK can take off and land on wheels and still be clast as a hang glider, I do it all the time at my aero tow club. I think the glider...
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john gretta
jmgretta
Jul 28, 2012 1:58 pm
make a hemmit set like in the swift ! From: IAIN VASS <ivass@...> To: "Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com" <Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Michael McKeown
itisallone
Jul 28, 2012 2:25 pm
Swift does not have a structural member along the bottom of the fuse as Goat planes do, so the sling seat works. In order to make a Goat type plane be foot...
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john gretta
jmgretta
Jul 28, 2012 2:44 pm
then a bicecl set  From: Michael McKeown <michael@...> To: Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 8:25 AM ...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Jul 28, 2012 7:10 pm
Like Ian says nearly all Aerotowing is done off a wheeled trolley for regular flexwing gliders, and the dedicated Aerotow training Hang Gliders have full...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
Jul 29, 2012 5:09 am
Hi Paul, Have the rules changed ?, or is it my understanding of them that is'nt up to speed ?, I'd always thought that besides a weight limitation, there was...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
Jul 29, 2012 8:24 am
All though they tinker with them all teh time, fundamentally in this regard the rules haven't changed, I think you are getting tangled up with the regulations...
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Jirka
simflyingkid
Jul 31, 2012 5:04 am
Friends, yesterday I found again video from Steve Morris - one of Swift team member - guys who made Swift rigid wing. After that they found Swift expensive...
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Gregory Nolan
greg.nolan
Jul 31, 2012 6:59 pm
Hello, Anyone know where Millenium plans can be found? Thanks...Greg ... -- Regards, Greg Nolan 734.674.4194...
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Jirka
simflyingkid
Jul 31, 2012 7:48 pm
Hello Greg, plans not exist, they don´t want to share airfoils or geometry. You could buy one and design own :-) Btw Mill is heavy - about 55kg. Jeri...
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B
gpabruce69
Jul 31, 2012 8:41 pm
Yeah . . . this is getting better, now if the wings will fold up where I can carry it in my pocket like a Swiss Army Knife :-D ...
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Phils
philsconcepts
Aug 1, 2012 5:30 am
Can almost put my paraglider in my pocket , does that count LOL When they start sending those drones over our homes , seems like a grate way to procure...
Enough power and you can make a rock fly but isn't the whole package, the weight and drag of the power with it's propellent to be considered too? Can we talk...
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Scott Perkins
2scott...
Aug 8, 2012 12:01 pm
What the reference showed me was an indication of the sophistication and knowledge involved with the design of an electric purpose built propulsion system. I...
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red
redatxmission
Aug 8, 2012 3:33 pm
Campers, This is launching, and sustained electric flight, in specs for an AirChair. http://www.electraflyer.com/trike.php Cheers, Red ... From:...
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Scott Perkins
2scott...
Aug 8, 2012 4:00 pm
That is respectable technical info.... Something I never thought about not contained in current FAR 103 specs is the max quantity of batteries to be used as...
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ricsol2008
Aug 9, 2012 12:37 am
Hi, 254 lbs is the max empty weight, if powered, electric or not. : Sec. 103.1 Applicability. This part prescribes rules governing the operation of ultralight...
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ricsol2008
Aug 9, 2012 12:49 am
The problem seems to find clearance ,in ihe current Goat design, for the large props electric motors like to spin. With a reduction drive, the Electra Flyer...
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Charlie Crawley
charliedcrawley
Aug 9, 2012 6:47 am
Hello Garry, have a look at: http://www.flyingflea.com.ar/home/traditional-fforg-menu-1/butterfly/short-story The original Prototype Glider and the Butterfly...
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Scott Perkins
2scott...
Aug 9, 2012 12:46 pm
The approach that would involve the least amount of modification to the design would be to mount a smaller electric engine to the leading spar of each wing. ...
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Ricky Lussier
rlcool2001
Aug 9, 2012 1:29 pm
Would the batteries be considered fuel then? have one large carrier "tank" to pull for charging... ~Ricky Lussier To: Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com From:...
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ricsol2008
Aug 9, 2012 3:15 pm
And then there's http://www.alisport.com/eu/eng/silent2electro.htm approach with a pliable 1 meter diameter prop. Oh, If I hit the lottery......
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
Aug 10, 2012 10:37 am
Hi, Just wondering what exactly is the position for home builds in the UK, as under 80 kgs (?) is classed as a hang glider (?), and therefore no certification...
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bill.newson@...
metl92
Aug 10, 2012 6:40 pm
Sent from my iPhone...
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IAIN VASS
ivass...
Aug 10, 2012 8:13 pm
Build and hurl Cheers Iain Sent from my Kindle ... From: bill.newson@... <bill.newson@...> Subject: Re: [Airchairgroup] self building in the UK To:...
