Electric motors on hang gliders ORIGINS 2

[@billS-c3n]

Ahead of your time. Now that batteries are way better, this could be revived. It could maybe even revive Hangs altogether. I really like that there's no thrust vectoring and it mounts at the CG. A folding prop design would put this thing over the top. A primary throttle mounted to the basetube with the mouth launch is what I'd do. Unlike mosquito, this can be launched just about anywhere. I can see why you never pursued mass production as there's no real market for this, but I am certainly inspired. Supplemental lift on XC flights is cheating, but I got nothin to prove anymore. Thnx for sharing. Good stuff!

[@granttatham]

Shelly Beach - blast from the past. Good memories. Rob, I remember you planning on using 2 model aircraft petrol motors back in 1990. Good results.

[@robertberndes7878]

Cheers

[@andrewc3186]

Neat and clean configuration❤.....About time to switch to this configuration (from my old Mosquito).....not younger anymore😅 Hats-off to you and mates 👏

[@Sativic]

Nice landings!

[@caramcaleer7587]

hi Rob. You said in earlier comments that you were planning on making a run of the carbon fibre bracketing to sell, did you/are you still doing that. Your system looks brilliant, so much simpler than the mosquito etc...

[@malibu188]

Impressive design and build. Great to see.

[@fathy31]

Ciao Roberto ti scrivo dal Italia mi piacerebbe sapere se il motore elettrico per deltaplano è stato poi commercializzato,si può comprare e dove? Grazie per la tua risposta

[@paulrieker7103]

The motor mount looks like a key. Drawings?

[@robertberndes7878]

No drawings, Sorry. They are all hand made. We are working on producing them in greater quantity. Will let you all know if that happens.

[@paulrieker2046]

​@@robertberndes7878 Yes! I'm interested.

[@jlvandat69]

A REAL 'blast from the past'....year was 1976 or '77, in Oregon, just after dinosaurs went extinct. A company developed a gas-powered, keel-mounted pusher propellor ('Skymaster' as I recall) and was touring the country showing it to hang glider dealers. I showed up at a meeting in Portland as a UP dealer from So. Oregon to learn about them. In attendance was another dealer who entered the room on crutches, one foot wrapped in bandages. He had tried the unit a couple days before and it turns out the original design positioned the propellor just off the end of the keel, but just barely reachable by the foot of a very tall pilot flying prone if he swung far enough back. Not really a confidence-instilling visual for those in attendance. I went on to try the modified version a few days later at the coast, but the free flight 'purist' in me overruled and I chose not to pursue powered options although later I did get involved in ultralights. Fly safe, everyone.

[@pauldonahuepilot]

What size motors, props were used on the beginning of the video with the twin motor setup please.

[@robertberndes7878]

Pretty sure they were 28" props. You should be able to see it written on them in one of the videos

[@patrickmckowen2999]

👍

[@LuisFernandoBiazetto-k7l]

Quantos dólares custa esse motor elétrico de asa por favor me informe brasil

[@woodcrest77]

What year was this??

[@robertberndes7878]

2010