Don't need the sound of the engine in such situation.Īnd if I land to early, I can still take off again, from the same place. Difficult conditions, with small and powerful thermals. I figured out later that in fact, I was trying to land exactly where a convergence was setting up, without understanding it.Īnother time, thermalling white engine at idle. One time once ago, I went back, motorless, to cloud base. Once airborne you close the leg zipper on the harness and the 2 legs automatically fold along the harness for least possible drag.
#POWERED HANG GLIDER MOSQUITO FREE#
Whilst on the ground 2 legs extend below the engine, keeping the propeller free from ground. Any lift is then transformed into more airtime. hangglider to become a Foot-Launched Powered Hangglider (FLPHG). Sometimes, early in the season, when I don't feel on top of my game, I just cruise around, and wait the end of my flight, high above the landing zone, to cutoff the power. After, it suddenly becomes so quiet, only the noise of the wind.that is priceless. The keel has to be cut 1200 mm (47) behind the hang. Even though I reckon I feel strang just prior to shutting off. The Mosquito will fit most modern gliders with only one permanent modification.
#POWERED HANG GLIDER MOSQUITO MANUAL#
Just make sure there is place to land in case you miss the thermal, and the motor doesn't start.Įvent with a manual start, that is no big deal. Off course you can shut off your engine after you reach a proper area for soaring. Be sure to get a competent assessment of the condition before buying anything used! If buying used is your only budget choice, keep checking for used trikes (search under "trike"). Airborne has the T-lite and V-lite trikes, Northwing has the ATF and Solairus, and Gibbogear has the BB103 among other FAR 103 ultralight trikes. New ultralight trikes can be purchased from several companies.
Obviously, an Atos on an Ego trike (full composite streamlined structure) will be the best performance in a "soaring" power package, but the cost is much higher. But, if you want speed… HG is not where you'll find it -) The main performance drawback of a trike comes in glide with speed (unless the wing is ill-suited to the job). Every foot-launch powered HG pilot I have met who is big and/or getting a bit older realizes all that running is unnecessary to soaring.Īn ultralight trike with a modicum of streamlining is more than able to soar engine-off in most conditions that can be soared without a trike. It has a diameter of 1.4 metres, and it guarantees high propulsive efficiency.Get a trike. The maximum flight time varies according to pilot weight, the style of flying, and the surface area of the wing.ģ Flytec batteries type are available: LiIon 24 Ah 12,5 kgįolding propeller The folding-blade propeller in carbon fibre was specially developed for the electric motor.
Using a modern rapid-charge lithium polymer accumulator, flight time can be extended to about 30 minutes, or up to one hour's flight when two of these accumulators are connected in parallel, providing a total of 80 Ah. Two batteries connected in parallel (48 Ah) provide a flight time of 40 minutes. The standard accumulator is a 24 Ah lithium ion model, providing a flight time of about 20 minutes with an RX18 or RX21 wing and an 80 kg pilot. The motor's functioning is constantly monitored by an interface that displays all operational parameters, such as voltage, power in amp-hours, current absorption, motor temperature, the Motor Management System, the state of the accumulators, and so forth.īatteries Various accumulator systems are available.
If essential parameters are exceeded, the power supplied is automatically reduced, and the pilot is informed of the problem by means of an error message on the control interface. The motor is regulated by the MMS system (Motor Management System).Īn advanced control system prevents accidental motor activation. It is a brushless, rotating-can motor which directly powers a 1.4 m diameter folding-blade propeller, with no reduction gear.įor further details on the electric motor, see the following websites: Has extended its range with the construction of the electric parts of the rigid wing Swift.Įlectric motor The HPD (High Power Direct) motor was developed by Werner Eck and is distributed by Flytec. Introduction Icaro 2000, one of the most important hang glider manufacturers in the world,
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