![]() ![]() What could go wrong? We had to yell and scream at him, but we finally convinced him to test the glider on a small hill, first. ![]() He had flown that same glider for years, and he knew it very well. He intended to test his repaired glider on a mountain. It was stronger, of course, but those tubes really needed to flex slightly, to turn (steer) the glider in the sky. The glider would be stronger, he believed. He bought the same size aircraft tubing, but it was. He could not find the correct (.049 inch wall thickness) tubing anywhere. 049 inch (1.2446 mm) wall thickness, 6061T6 aircraft aluminum. He was lucky to avoid serious injury to himself, then. I do not blame the pilot he prevented any injuries to the spectators, but at his expense. A friend of mine once managed to break both leading edges on his hang glider, avoiding spectators who drove a small truck into the tiny landing field and then stopped. Steel cables (aircraft-grade stainless steel, not galvanized) will be a significant part of the total weight. Your longest tube would be 5m or less, and the sail would weigh about 2 kg. Now the only mean to build my own is google, youtube and this forum.I have steel tubes instead of almunium,whose weight will not be much greater than almunium tubes as I think.It will be appreciated if you would give me the exact weight of 6 meter lenghty tubefaiq386,Ī new, complete HG, in the correct size for you, would weigh 20,4 kg. Now to learn from instructor and then buy a hang glider is impossible for me due to financial problem.Actually I want to build my own hang glider whose performance may be best and be safe also. Now the only mean to build my own is google, youtube and this forum.I have steel tubes instead of almunium,whose weight will not be much greater than almunium tubes as I think.It will be appreciated if you would give me the exact weight of 6 meter lenghty tube Oh! I am from pakistan.I am Electrical Engineer.From my childhood when I was in 6th or 7th ,I loved to flying things,From that time I search the mystery of aerofoil and that how aeroplanes fly Where do you live? How did you learn about the sport? What is your background? I am sure others will chime in very soon. The steps I would suggest for building your own hang glider for the least cost, most enjoyment, and highest safety are as follows:ġ) Learn to fly a hang glider with an instructor using the glider he providesĢ) Buy a used hang glider that your instructors thinks is appropriate for you Check out my web page, linked below, for more. We all share your dream, and we are happy to help you with knowledge, in a sport where any lack of knowledge can be disastrous to you and yours. Plan on about 400+ shop hours though, and that is if you do not sit down. They are all fine rainy-day projects, and cost a bit less than some new HGs. Building anything is always a huge loss in the time department - you will NEVER get one of those lost days back again.īuy it, fly it, and live your dreams, soonest! If you must build something, check out the Sandlin AirChairs. It is possible with wood, but the results will be really heavy, and the performance will be very poor. If there was any good substitute for aircraft aluminum, I guarantee that everybody would be using it. HG clubs are a great source of affordable and safe gear. Wed 10:04 am Hello every one! I am here new in this forum and thus this is my first post.I want to build to my own home made powered hang glider because I lust for hang gliding.I want to fly in the air from my childhood ,and i think this is the time to fulfill my dream.My question is should I work on S.S hang glider OR D.S (my weight is 60 kg) ?faiq386,īy far, the cheapest way to get a hang glider for yourself is buying a good used HG from a pilot who is getting a new wing. ![]()
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