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The Condor was designed as a flight training glider specifically to introduce new pilots to hang gliding. As such it has a very large wing area, low wing loading, a stall speed of 13 mph (21 km/h) and it is intended for use only under very light wind conditions. It was specifically intended for sale only to professional hang gliding instructors ...
The company specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft, plus hang glider harnesses and accessories. [1] The company was founded in 1973 by brothers Bob and Chris Wills. [2] The company sells a line of hang gliders including training and beginner gliders, intermediate and competition wings. [1]
The wing has conventional three-axis controls and incorporates spoilers. The airfoil is a Wortmann FX-MS-150-B, which was developed for low-speed flight. [1] The Vector 1 was conceived with four design goals. First was to double the L/D of the then state of the art in foot-launched hang gliders. Hall designed the glider for an L/D of 18:1.
The pilot hook-in weight range is 150 to 275 lb (68 to 125 kg). The glider model is DHV 1 certified. [1] [3] Falcon 225 Large-sized model for heavier pilots, introduced in 1995. Its wing has an area of 225 sq ft (20.9 m 2). [3] Falcon 2 140 Small-sized model for lighter pilots, introduced in 2003. Its wing has an area of 140 sq ft (13 m 2). [3]
The Exxtacy was intended as a high-performance rigid-wing hang glider, for competition use and two-place instruction. [1] The Exxtacy wing is based upon a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer cantilever box spar, with ribs and wing tips, also of the same material. Control is by weight-shift, with roll control augmented by wing top-surface spoilers.
Hang glider just after launch from Salève, France. Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth [1] to form a wing.
The U2 was conceived as a recreational intermediate glider with performance nearing that of competition gliders, like the Wills Wing T2. The U2 is made from 7075 aluminium alloy tubing, with the 84% double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The U2 includes a variable geometry (VG) system that tensions the sail for higher glide performance.