#1
Posted: 1/20/2011 15:51:03
Modified: 1/20/2011 16:03:14
In some aircraft, preflighting the retractable gear
involves doing a very good leg stretch or two. This foot-launched glider only
requires a good-sized hill, flexible legs, and a good stiff breeze. Check out
the November issue of Experimenter
to learn more about the accessibility of gliding.
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Afterburner Al - Station Manager-Emeritus, EAA Radio -
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#2
Posted: 1/21/2011 14:15:51
Shoot , anyone can foot launch an aircraft as modern as a Swift in 30mph winds like that. Esp from a cliff.
Now in the early days of foot launched Ultralights esp in the mid west where there were no cliffs we had to run our buns off 'till the little 8 hp engines finally gave us enough thrust to pick us up by our armpits. A couple of runs down the runway with out tripping on lauch or landing was a great day and time to put it away, go to the bar, and tell great aviation stories of what heros we were.
Frank "WOOF" Beagle
Challenger Dealer CHII N797FB
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