Hang Gliding From Roof

Most hang gliders weigh 45 50 lbs.

Hang gliding from roof.

Supports your glider while in transport. One of the most popular means of transporting a hang glider is to mount a ladder on your vehicle using some sort of rack. The record for the longest distance flown by a hang glider is 475 miles 764km made by american dustin martin in 2012. Both sports involve the same take off and landing technique.

We are now offering the glider rider in three different sizes to suit your vehicle and hang gliders requirements. 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. These must be transported on roof racks or in a truck. Two velcro straps to secure the glider to the carrier.

It can be put together in a few minutes. Pilots prone position when flying gives hang gliding the feeling of flying like a bird. Hang gliders are heavier rigid structure which can measure 5 metres long making transportation more cumbersome. If you buy a long extension ladder you can mount both halves of the ladder so that you can carry more than one glider.

The ladder rungs then provide the support for the glider. Goes on and off within minutes. Hang gliders also weigh about 30kg around 65pounds. Easy transport of hang glider.

A hang glider can be dismantled easily and carried on the roof of a car or in a trailer. In hang gliding the pilot is laying down in a horizontal position under the a frame using the body to turn. Last edited by waveview on fri apr 01 2016 12 19 am edited 1 time in total. Fits onto most vehicles roof bars.

The flight lasted 11 hours. Even with just two roof bars that s about 20 lbs to carry on each. 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.

Two strops supplied for secure fitting to roof bars. Made from robust blocks and 2 x 4mtr ali tubes 50mm wide offer good support to your hang glider.