NY Times article
here.
But, said David Lentink, a Stanford University engineer,
researchers had “never measured the aerodynamic force directly of any flying
animal.” Dr. Lentink and two colleagues reported last month in the journal
Interface that they had solved the problem.
Scientists had found other ways to measure that force... mehr

Here earlier: http://ozreport.com/18.228#0
Now on the weather channel:
http://www.weather.com/series/extreme/video/red-bull-hang-glider-lands-on-plane-mid-flight
Thanks to Dan. mehr

Nick Chitty writes:
So we are having a revolution in the UK and we are spreading the
word through Facebook. Called British Hangies last weekend we went and stayed
with Kathleen and Gordon Rigg looking for a wave flight. This is young gun Luke
Nicol flying an Atos VR.
http://youtu.be/85SV5nEUF7Q
Nick Chitty writes:
We waiting for the wave... mehr

Highlights from a discussion on hang gliding dot org. Steve Morris
writes:
Here's a reasonable treatment of drag build up for hang gliders:
http://www.willswing.com/articles/hang-glider-design-and-performance.pdf
Be sure to check out the parasite drag build up on page 9. According to this
paper, a T2's drag at best L/D consists of the... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/competition/ntss1/index.phphttp://www.faihgworldmex.com/pilotlistmai_2015.phpApparently the US team is scrambling to find a replacement after not hearing
from Mike about his changed plans. mehr

http://smashpuppet.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/far-out-man.html
It was all good for another 50km until I found myself under a
large dying cumulus and was joined again by Che where we scratched our asses off
for 20 min and started to get blown off course towards some pretty barren
looking country with very limited road options and a guaranteed... mehr

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Steve Pearson writes:
SolidWorks World 2015 starts today. New T2C over the AMD booth.
https://twitter.com/amdfirepro/status/564160568354148352

#SWW2015 starts tomorrow! Stop by booth #501 to see how designs
hang gliders w/ #AMDFirePro
Check out the... mehr

Steve Pearson writes:
The handling is very sensitive to the structural properties of the
bottom surface. For example lighter handling with softer Contender cloth, but
the downside is that Contender cloth won't hold tension where I want it. This
latest version has the best of both: handling like Contender, tighter than
Polyant woven.I don't... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=406855296148236
Thanks to Jeff Koehler. mehr

While Belinda and I were visiting friends in Boca Raton I lent
Larry Bunner my new (unflown) Wills Wing Covert version 2. Here is what he
wrote:
Flew both days this weekend in the new WW harness and my T2C. 7+
hours and 195 km. What a sweet harness. They have refined what was the best
harness on the market and made the new version several... mehr

Flytec AG <<news>>
writes:
FLARM, the collision avoidance system that is available for a
number of Flytec instruments, has released a new mandatory update for their
firmware. Applying this update to all FLARM devices is crucial. Devices which
are not updated will stop operating after March 31st, 2015. mehr

Flytec AG <<news>>
writes:
The Element will get better over time and here are the features
pilots will benefit from:
Upload of waypoint files as simple drag and drop from your computer, estimated
February/March 2015
Airspace support, estimated May/June 2015
Optimised competition routes, estimated July/August 2015
Altitude above... mehr

http://www.air-sports.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/tony.barton.9250?fref=nf mehr

https://airtribune.com/news/hgcomps-welcome
We are happy to announce that our “all-in-one” service for
airsports now has got special features for hang gliding competitions. The main
difficulty of setting separate tasks for different classes within the frame of
one event is now solved. Multitask - our new feature allows you to set... mehr

Patrick Kruse <<patrick>>
writes:
I saw these guys at the Outdoor Retailer show in SLC last week.
This is a pretty cool technology and perfect for hang gliders where we are
always trying to pan the camera or yaw our gliders to get the shot. Now you just
mount and shoot and then choose the direction you want to view when editing.... mehr

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2015/01/google-earth-pro-is-now-free.htmlThanks to Patrick Kruse. mehr

https://airtribune.com/2015-green-swamp-sport-klassic/pilotshttp://ozreport.com/2015GreenSwampSportKlassic.phhttps://www.facebook.com/events/475511969257990/You can fly a Class 1,2,4,5 hang glider in the competition. We handicap all the
gliders for a fair competition. mehr

http://kotsanas.com/gb/exh.php?exhibit=2001001
It was the first autonomous volatile machine of antiquity. It
consisted of a light but powerful shell that had the form of a pigeon and had
internally the bladder of a big animal. The aerodynamic pigeon was placed with
the opening of the bladder adapted to the utmost opening of a heated airtight... mehr