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Pegasus Booster

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Version produced by Solar Wings in the mid-2000s period. Was noted as being not compatible with the Woody Valley harness that was popular in Europe in that time period.
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The booster was sold either as an engine package or as a powered hang gliding harness, to which the pilot could add any standard
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The aircraft uses a standard hang glider wing, made from bolted-together
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of 14 hp (10 kW), which is mounted at the rear of the pilot's
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14 mph (23 km/h, 12 kn) depending on the wing selected
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in the early-2000s period. Was noted as being compatible with the
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and uses an "A" frame control bar. The engine is a lightweight,
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42 lb (19 kg) powered harness only, plus wing weight
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8th Edition, page C-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
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harness that was popular in Europe in that time period.
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sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type
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1.3 U.S. gallons (4.9 L; 1.1 imp gal)
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Index

Powered hang glider
Pegasus Aviation
powered hang glider
Pegasus Aviation
hang glider
cable-braced
hang glider
high-wing
pusher configuration
aluminium
Dacron
kingpost
two-stroke
Radne Raket 120
prone position
Pegasus Aviation
Solar Wings
Woody Valley
Radne Raket 120
two-stroke
aircraft engine





ISBN
0-9680628-1-4

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