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236:Specifications (Delta Bird)
147:FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles
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548:Categories
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523:Delta Bird
508:Whing Ding
390:References
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222:Delta Hawk
216:Delta Bird
518:Beta Bird
493:Bob Hovey
365:+3.5/-3.5
363:g limits:
241:Data from
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211:Variants
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