There is at least one of these flying in Australia I believe. cheers, Ken Caldwell
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Bob Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Certainly an interesting aircraft, but definitely not the earliest > example of such crossovers. In the early 70s, an American named Volmer > Jensen designed the VJ 23 which was a three axis controlled foot launched > hang glider constructed of wood, fabric and aluminium. Volmer produced this > design largely because he was concerned with the serious fatality rete of > the early weight shift designs. > The design was available as a kit and many were built, including some > powered versions, one of which flew the English channel. Many references to > Volmer Jensen’s many designs by goggling Volmer Jensen. The VJ23 apparently > had quite respectable soaring performance > > Regards > Bob Ward > > *From:* Justin Sinclair <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:44 AM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.<[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Foot launched glider > > At $90,000 not including trailer it will be just a dream for me > > JJ > > Justin Sinclair > 17 Queen st. > Scarborough Qld 4020 > > Hm 07 3885 8949 > Mob 0421 061 811 > > Email [email protected] > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 07/06/2012, at 12:53 AM, Catherine Conway <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Looks like fun > > The ultimate crossover > > > On 06/06/2012, at 9:00 PM, Angus Stewart wrote: > > Don't know if you lot have seen this yet - have these been done before? > I think I might want one! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpemglwS8XA&feature=youtu.be > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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