Thruster87 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The undercarriage looks to be the weakness in this design, imagine a rough outfield landing in that last configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Not into gliding really but then, I've never tried it. However, I liked that vid. and the plane is interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 75,000+ swiss francs! about $80K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibi Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The undercarriage looks to be the weakness in this design, imagine a rough outfield landing in that last configuration. With minimum speed of 30 kph (I imagine they call stall speed the minimum speed) I'm sure you would be able to land it, and worst case scenario - if you don't like the chances with the undercarriage, you can drop your legs and land on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 With minimum speed of 30 kph (I imagine they call stall speed the minimum speed) I'm sure you would be able to land it, and worst case scenario - if you don't like the chances with the undercarriage, you can drop your legs and land on them Can you imagine getting your legs running at 30 kph before touch-down, I can easily imagine what would happen to my $80,000 glider just after I stumbled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibi Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Can you imagine getting your legs running at 30 kph before touch-down, I can easily imagine what would happen to my $80,000 glider just after I stumbled. I would imagine it to be pretty similar to landing a normal hang glider, but I've never tried them so can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Drop your legs and wear in-line roller skates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I had a huge grin all thru that video! You can never truly forget your first love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I had it on the big-screen (tv) so my other half could see it, dosent think its real! ITS great spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Not into gliding really but then, I've never tried it. However, I liked that vid. and the plane is interesting to say the least. You should try gliding Doug. It really is the purest form of flying. If you fly a glider well and can stay up in weak conditions you get the best feeling after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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