this was the ultimate progression of the original concept by Taras Kiceniuk and his Icarus V, his Icarus II hangs in Smithsonian
@teklife6 жыл бұрын
i remember seeing the first swift back in 1992 when i was taking hang gliding lessons and always dreamed of having one. i remember at the time how much progress was being made on the glide ratio of hang gliders, and the swift totally blew everything away at the time with a 50:1 glide ratio, where the top gliders were something like 14:1 iirc. by now the SWIFT is ancient, has there been anything like it that now blows it away and has made the original swift seem like a quaint old toy?
@smorrismlbco6 жыл бұрын
This glider is the only new "threat" to the Swift and it has similar performance: www.ruppert-composite.ch/en/ In the last few world championship events the Swift still finished first over the Archaeopteryx. There are some prototype gliders being built but non that I know of have flown and demonstrated performance exceeding the Swift.
@smorrismlbco15 жыл бұрын
Soaring requires either vertically moving air or wind gradients. In these videos there is either thermal lift caused by uneven heating of the earth and then rising bubbles of air, or ridge lift which is wind deflected upward by an obstruction.
@unhooked2514 жыл бұрын
They sure look like fun. Only I would spend a lot of time on the training hill and take it step by step and get familiar with all the do's and do not's first. But all the same they are an impressive feat of engineering.
@eriks.37896 жыл бұрын
Flown very gracefully sweet as cherry wine
@QLINETRADING3 жыл бұрын
How to buy this
@fidenciovelasco89783 жыл бұрын
Buenos videos gracias por su birlos excelentes videos gracias
@7errain15 жыл бұрын
They're "vortilons", google for the full story. The gist is they allow it to fly slower without stalling.
@albertomonti39348 жыл бұрын
7errain
@MohamedMohamed-kl3pv5 жыл бұрын
SUPER !!!!!
@crazymotionride14 жыл бұрын
my dads been getting me to train in light aircraft but this looks much more like my kind of flying! no ATC much more freedom. Ive been wimping out because i always think flying these kinds of craft is high risk but with a built in parachute im very interested in these and i weigh 150lbs so im guessing i could go quite far!
@paulbizard34938 жыл бұрын
Wow Steve, you are a prolific engineer. :)
@330MillionGods7 жыл бұрын
without tail, what prevents this plain from going in to forward/backward spin ?
@DumbledoreMcCracken6 жыл бұрын
You are saying it can't tumble because it has too much wing sweep?
@eliojarma8 жыл бұрын
I like the aircraft but i have concerns about the pilot position, suppose a a heavy landing impacting your spinal column with the injures it may cause.
@JohnFHendry8 жыл бұрын
+elio jarma Agree, the wing is really nice but it needs a standard pilot pod and a small motor or tow setup to rely on wheels as foot landing and takeoff only works when everything is just right and I didn't catch what the weight was but it's more than a hang glider I'm sure and that can be hard on the back as too many people have found out the hard way without mentioning any names.
@sohailnisum8879 Жыл бұрын
What is the glide ratio of swift
@smorrismlbco Жыл бұрын
25:1
@lucasalcarruz18015 жыл бұрын
Se necesita licencia para volarlos??
@cibaca114 жыл бұрын
how much cost a swift?
@kujaw122115 жыл бұрын
how much it cost ?
@samiqra15383 жыл бұрын
Can i get this plane
@christopherphillipskeates165610 жыл бұрын
as far as we know there has been no crack ups .. skeatesy
@smorrismlbco14 жыл бұрын
Try Googling Aeriane Swift Lite
@catlas_12 жыл бұрын
6:12 OVER 9,000!
@paulie198216 жыл бұрын
I'm making it my goal to have one of these within 5 years
@nagualdesign6 жыл бұрын
It's been 9 years since you posted this comment. Did you achieve your goal?
@aviationgr86604 жыл бұрын
@@nagualdesign xaxaxaxax
@andreasvedeler803 жыл бұрын
@@nagualdesign I'm YTEngineer's dad. He bought the Swift, took off, and we haven't seen or heard from him since. Please anyone let me know if you hear where my boy is. I wish he'd never seen this advertisement
@nagualdesign3 жыл бұрын
@@andreasvedeler80 He's with the angels now. 😪
@MrMilanoLau8 жыл бұрын
Can it do acrobat?
@MelindaGreen8 жыл бұрын
+MrMilanoLau That's a lot to ask from a 23 year old experimental design. But just look what you get! OMG, that looks like it would be great by today's standards.
@prohorm59653 жыл бұрын
Good people, give me the simplest, ultralight drawings on Swift! Люди добрые, дайте кто чертежей на Swift простейший, сверх легкий!
@valeriypalich52536 жыл бұрын
И зачем нам эти братья Райт, когда человечество может так прекрасно летать.
@gigga9714 жыл бұрын
19,000 Euros
@Simon980411 жыл бұрын
for this price you can get a real soarer wich is much better.