Hang Gliding From Roof

A hang glider can be dismantled easily and carried on the roof of a car or in a trailer.

Hang gliding from roof. Hang gliders are heavier rigid structure which can measure 5 metres long making transportation more cumbersome. The record for the longest distance flown by a hang glider is 475 miles 764km made by american dustin martin in 2012. These must be transported on roof racks or in a truck. In paragliding you sit upright in a harness and control the chute with your hands.

Pilots prone position when flying gives hang gliding the feeling of flying like a bird. One of the most popular means of transporting a hang glider is to mount a ladder on your vehicle using some sort of rack. Easy transport of hang glider. Fits onto most vehicles roof bars.

Your ladder can double as a support for your glider if you want to store your glider using a canoe hoist. Many glider racks i have seen are set up to carry about 20 to 50 times this weight. Hang gliders can withstand more g forces than many single engine aircraft and can be folded up into a bag that is 16 18 long and a foot in diameter and easily transported on the roof of a car. Even with just two roof bars that s about 20 lbs to carry on each.

Most hang gliders weigh 45 50 lbs. Hang gliding has faster speeds and greater opportunities for aerial acrobatics and tricks. The flight lasted 11 hours. Supports your glider while in transport.

A common approach is to add an off the shelf car roof rack that is compatible with your car and strap a ladder to it. If you buy a long extension ladder you can mount both halves of the ladder so that you can carry more than one glider. Two strops supplied for secure fitting to roof bars. Both sports involve the same take off and landing technique.

The ladder rungs then provide the support for the glider. We are now offering the glider rider in three different sizes to suit your vehicle and hang gliders requirements. Two velcro straps to secure the glider to the carrier. Hang gliders also weigh about 30kg around 65pounds.

Goes on and off within minutes. It can be put together in a few minutes.