.......The story behind the little Horten type HLG is very
simple. A group of dedicated modellers, who live near Genoa, Italy had
taken an initiative to interest young kids in slope soaring.
Relatives build cheap hand launched gliders (HLG), that the children
launch downhill, with about 12 meters of altitude difference.
.......Ferdi
designed and built the tailless he is holding in the picture and are in
the construction drawings. Most of the
instructions are in Italian, but any modeller could easily builld it
with scrap material.
.......One HLG
launched by the builder glided downhill for 18 seconds, which turned
out to be the best duration time of the day.
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