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SEA AND AIR

Gliders, hang-gliders, NOSE SHELL

and ultralights Grommet for front Instrument
panel
pylon strut

MODERN GLIDERS ARE AMONG the most graceful and
aerodynamically efficient of all aircraft. Unpowered but with
a large wingspan (up to about 82 ft, or 25 m), gliders use
currents of hot, rising air (thermals) to stay aloft, and
a rudder, elevators, and ailerons for control.
Modern gliders have achieved flights of more King post
HANG-GLIDER
than 900 miles (1,450 km)
and altitudes above 49,000 ft (15,000 m). Apex
Hang-gliders consist of a simple frame across
which rigid or flexible material is stretched to form PEGASUS XL SE
Stiffening rib ULTRALIGHT
the wings. The pilot is suspended below the wings
in a harness or body bag and, gripping a triangular Center-line Apex wire
A-frame, steers by shifting weight from side to side. beam
Like gliders, hang-gliders rely on thermals for lift. Main
suspension
Ultralights are basically powered hang-gliders. Nose shell
A small engine and an open fiberglass car (trike), Rear-mounted
propeller
which can hold a crew of two, are suspended
(pusher propeller)
beneath a stronger version of a hang-glider frame; Nose-gear
the frame may have rigid or flexible wings. Ultralight Fuel mount
tank Main wheel
pilots, like hang-glider pilots, steer by shifting their weight
Spat Fixed nose wheel
against an A-frame. Ultralights can reach speeds of up to (wheel Trike nacelle
100 mph (160 kph). fairing)
Trailing edge
End of rib
HANG-GLIDER BODY BAG
Clip-in latch
for pilot
Shoulder Layers of insulating
strap fabric
Dacron skin

SCHLEICHER K23 GLIDER

Body bag Down-turned wingtip acts as skid
Camera pouch
Armhole Tailplane
Aileron
Shoulder pad Single pilot Radio Hinged
cockpit elevator
Aluminum antenna
air brake
Forward-opening canopy T-type
cantilevered
fin
Towing hook
Rudder
Nose wheel Fuselage of
Nonretractable fiberglass and Tailwheel
main wheel foam layers

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