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RC Plane With A Difference - An RC Paraglider!
You've probably seen an rc plane plenty of times, but what about an rc paraglider? A model rc paraglider is usually powered. From a distance, all motorized radio-controlled paragliders are basically the same thing. A canopy, with radio gear and motor suspended below it. Doing aerial ballet, all slow and graceful. Well, graceful if the pilot has a smooth touch on the controls, just like the real thing.... (posted by Tim 4 years 86 days ago.)
You've probably seen an rc plane plenty of times, but what about an rc paraglider? A model rc paraglider is usually powered. From a distance, all motorized radio-controlled paragliders are basically the same thing. A canopy, with radio gear and motor suspended below it. Doing aerial ballet, all slow and graceful. Well, graceful if the pilot has a smooth touch on the controls, just like the real thing.... (posted by Tim 4 years 86 days ago.)
Power Kites - A Brief History
Power kites and traction kites have only been around since the 1970s. That's not a long time compared to some other categories of kite, such as Chinese kites or Box kites. However, quite a bit of traction kite development has taken place, so it's interesting to see just how far this kind of heavy-pulling kite has come. It's use in a wide range of sports has exploded since the turn of the millennium! 1970s A very significant... (posted by Tim 4 years 162 days ago.)
Power kites and traction kites have only been around since the 1970s. That's not a long time compared to some other categories of kite, such as Chinese kites or Box kites. However, quite a bit of traction kite development has taken place, so it's interesting to see just how far this kind of heavy-pulling kite has come. It's use in a wide range of sports has exploded since the turn of the millennium! 1970s A very significant... (posted by Tim 4 years 162 days ago.)
Cody Kite - Old But Still Lifting!
The Cody Kite has a double-box design and sports bat-like wings and horns. Despite the design being over 100 years old this is still a well-known kite. Not every modern builder tries to be authentic in dimensions, coloring or materials, so there is great variety in modern versions! Most Codys are flown purely for the fun of it, either singly or stacked together in a train. Others are used for KAP (Kite Aerial... (posted by Tim 4 years 193 days ago.)
The Cody Kite has a double-box design and sports bat-like wings and horns. Despite the design being over 100 years old this is still a well-known kite. Not every modern builder tries to be authentic in dimensions, coloring or materials, so there is great variety in modern versions! Most Codys are flown purely for the fun of it, either singly or stacked together in a train. Others are used for KAP (Kite Aerial... (posted by Tim 4 years 193 days ago.)
Paragliding Helmet - Don't Buy Until You Read This!
Choosing your paragliding helmet is worth spending some time over. After all, it's pretty important to protect your head! There's a bit more to it than choosing a color, popping it on for a couple of seconds and then plunking down your cash. Just like other flying accessories these days, a paragliding helmet is likely to be designed specifically as an air sports helmet. There is quite some variety... (posted by Tim 4 years 206 days ago.)
Choosing your paragliding helmet is worth spending some time over. After all, it's pretty important to protect your head! There's a bit more to it than choosing a color, popping it on for a couple of seconds and then plunking down your cash. Just like other flying accessories these days, a paragliding helmet is likely to be designed specifically as an air sports helmet. There is quite some variety... (posted by Tim 4 years 206 days ago.)
Build Your Own Paraglider - Honest!
Well, it's possible to 'build own paraglider'. But it's been pretty hard in the past to find a paraglider kit or a set of decent paraglider plans. So you have to admire the small number of enterprising companies on the web that have now made it possible to 'build own paraglider', and dirt cheap at that. Let's look at a few now... knitted-paragliders.com I found this paragliding website about knitted paragliders... (posted by Tim 4 years 319 days ago.)
Well, it's possible to 'build own paraglider'. But it's been pretty hard in the past to find a paraglider kit or a set of decent paraglider plans. So you have to admire the small number of enterprising companies on the web that have now made it possible to 'build own paraglider', and dirt cheap at that. Let's look at a few now... knitted-paragliders.com I found this paragliding website about knitted paragliders... (posted by Tim 4 years 319 days ago.)
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