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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: Sorry, OFF topic - BUT A new East coast Hang Glider Record |
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Hi All
I just learned that 2 flex wing HangGlider pilots just Broke the east
coast cross country record of 218 miles and were still in the air
attempting to break the current Rigid Wing record of 234 miles...
Flexi and Rigids are both Hanggliders... A Flexi is usually made of
Alum (Tubes some times Carbon) and is controlled by Weight shift ...
A Rigid wing is made of Carbon fiber D cells and is much stiffer ....
It's controlled by Spoilers on it's wings Upper surface...... A Rigids
L/D
is about 5 points better than the Best Topless Flex wings being
produced... But that Gap is closing... 
The two are shooting for at least 300 miles but even if they reach
that the World record will still held by Mike Barber who flew over 400
miles
(434 I think) in TEXAS....
The two were Towed up from Quest flight park in Clearmont FL Just NW
of Orlando and last report t were past Jessup GA with cloud base around
7,000 ft and a cloud street going to the horizon...
Will report their final distance once the day shuts down.... BTW that
7,000 foot cloud base equates to about a 20 mile glide Not
counting the Tail wind.. AND if the Cloud street is really working
the two could be hitting speeds over 60 miles per hour...
Stay tuned...
Mark Vaughn
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