Placards at the John Wayne Airport
Owen Morse <<email>> sends the text of the placards:
Bamboo Bomber
Designed: 1972 Materials: Bamboo, plastic sheet, rope, duct tape Glide Ratio: 2.5 to 1 Total Produced: 3
The Bamboo Bomber was designed and built by Chris Wills and his friend Chris Price based on a photograph in National Geographic Magazine taken at the May 23rd, 1971 Otto Lilienthal Hang Gliding Meet in Newport Beach - an event generally credited with sparking the rapid growth of hang gliding in the early 1970's. It was flown 100's of times from local hills, and reached altitudes as high as 100 feet above the ground.
Wills Wing Falcon
Designed: 1994 by Steve Pearson Materials: Aircraft grade Aluminum, Dacron sailcloth, Stainless Steel cables. Glide Ratio: 9 to 1 Total Produced: 3600
The Falcon series of gliders has been the most popular first purchase and training glider for the last 15 years, due to its combination of good soaring performance and forgiving flight characteristics. The model shown here is the latest version, the Falcon 3, introduced in 2006. In July of 2006, Davis Straub flew a Falcon 205 miles in Texas for a world distance record for a single surface hang glider.
Wills Wing Sport 2
Designed: 2004 by Steve Pearson Materials: Aircraft grade Aluminum, Dacron sailcloth, Stainless Steel cables. Glide Ratio: 11 to 1 Total Produced: 700
The Sport 2 is currently the most popular glider for pilots with intermediate level skills and experience. With the main structural spars enclosed within the sail, the Sport 2 features a higher glide ratio and expanded speed range compared to more basic models, without requiring expert level skills on the part of the pilot.
Wills Wing T2
Designed: 2005 by Steve Pearson Materials: Aircraft grade Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, Dacron and Mylar sail materials, Stainless Steel cables. Glide Ratio: 14 to 1 Total Produced: 500
The T2 is designed and built for maximum competition and cross-country performance, for the most serious and highly skilled pilots. With an airframe fully cantilevered for negative loads the T2 requires no external structural bracing on the top of the wing. In combination with a nearly 100% double surface, and a high aspect ratio, low twist planform, this provides the T2 with an exceptionally high level of aerodynamic efficiency. In July of 2008, Dustin Martin flew 410 miles on a T2 in Texas.
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