The walkalong glider | Flying dreams
This is such a great video of Tyler MacCready (son of Paul MacCready, the famous aerontautical engineer). He designed a ‘walkalong glider’ which anyone can build. Even a kid could do it! It explains a...
View ArticleAerodynamic ribs & wingsurface
To keep you updated, here are my latest videos on the construction of the wing. Half december things have been progressing steadily. Floor did a nice job filming that, so here the result. In the first...
View ArticleWorking on the wings
So what are these wings all about, you might think? In the latest videos you have seen me working on flightpins and the wingsurface for which I have sacrificed my Slingshot Fuel 17m2 kite for the...
View ArticleLocation scouting
This weekend the weather was perfect! Dry but cool, slightly above freezing temperature, no wind, sunshine and crisp grass. I feel ready for the first test with the wings! So I went out to check up on...
View ArticleLearn from the birds
After my first testrun I had to reconsider my take-off techniques. A lot of people have commented on the way my wings move and my running; the AoA of the wings would not have been ideal and the...
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