New Sport 3 170 Test Flight & First Impressions

[@SoarswithSwords]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

In the decades I've been flying hang gliders, Wills Wing has claimed every new glider they have introduced handles vastly easier than their previous model. Either they started out real bad, or by now they're flying on autopilot.

[@bustedkeel]

Pretty much on autopilot!

[@markosabljak7134]

Nice report. Especially comparison with older model. How do you set tension to leading edge? Is it by unscrewing (extending) clamps on ribbs or ?

[@bustedkeel]

It's a pin you adjust mid-span on the leading edges.

[@michaelbohlander6711]

Very cool

[@richarddevaottien7724]

Hexagonal Sun Simulator reflection 2.42

[@apaul13150]

Okay, stupid question coming, please forgive me. This is a king posted double surface glider. Is it considered as an intermediate or a high performance wing? I guess if it is high performance then the king post is to cut costs on the carbon fibre spreader used in the topless, so you get a wing for less money?

[@bustedkeel]

The way to think about it is a topless has the kingpost and upper rigging removed to reduce drag, but then it has to have a stiffer crossbar and some additional parts, and the aspect ratio is bigger for performance also, so in the end it's much more expensive and takes more skill to fly. A S3 is medium performance, but it depends on the context.

[@apaul13150]

Yea, I started hang gliding in the mid 90's before topless gliders existed. My first high performance wing was an Airwave K2 (king post, obviously). It didn't climb very well but the handling was brilliant, it was like driving a sports car. I moved on to the La Mouette topless 4, which by the way was the very first hang glider manufacturer ever to develop a topless hang glider. It climbed very well and the handling was fine too. Which brought me to my question, is the WW sport 3 considered to be in the category of intermediated or high performance? Would a student learning to hang glide go from a single surface beginners wing on to a Sport 3, or something in between first?

[@bustedkeel]

@@apaul13150 Falcon to S3 is typical.

[@darylbuckner5596]

What’s the rope for ? I see you guys pull or tie on the bar.

[@bustedkeel]

It's like shifting gears

[@kevmcgoey8201]

What does 170 / 175 stand for ?

[@bustedkeel]

It’s the size

[@Migrationbirds]

Can you plz give me this one?

[@bustedkeel]

Ok, come get it