very old hang glider

[masiwe23]

Beautiful, just beautiful. What could be done with the old Rogallos equals anything that you can do now with the latest wings. OK, glide angle and G-ratings don't compare, but the thrill must have been epic! H&S, what's that? Helmet? Pah!

[skeatez]

plans please

[DXWXMX44]

looks smooth there - how old is the hang glider?

[rammgarr]

Thet is the old Fransis Rogallo flax wing

[justinRkeaton]

i have th exact same hang glider still in mint condition and flys great if anyone would want it

[anon483]

@justinRkeaton It ain't mint unless it's never been used.

[marouges]

In Argentina now they are still used only in very low hills to learn to fly. They were very dangerous because of the ausence of battens. If they fly very speed, they use to produce a "flag effect", stop flying, and you couldn't return to fly before die.

[beydounislam]

isnt youtube lame with its audio swaper i mean if they care so much about other peoples content then why dont they remove half off youtube videos off its practically all taken from other sites and put on here

[thewebmaster93]

Hanggliders....brought to you by: NASA

[TheNovaAxon]

@thewebmaster93 Negative. Nasa was not interrested in the design. Rogallo designed them in his own shack, in his own time. After he showed his 'devices' nasa was interrested again and funded the development.

We have to thank Rogallo for his invention. Blue Skies & Happy Landings!

[pgpete]

that was before double surface gliders - let us never speak of those times again ! :)

[SpeedsterDEN]

wow, I have such a hangglider, hidden and forgotten in a barn for 25 years. Feel like to fly it again :D

[ffa65]

How is this song called by Pink Floyd?

[motercross54]

thats so awesome

[DXWXMX44]

man that looks fun - I'd like to catch about 10 minutes of that!

[kaymation]

looks so fun

[cheesewhiz13]

Love the landing at 1:50 =D

[WorldWalker128]

so what if it's old? It works, doesn't it? and the 'W' form of the wings makes it less likely compared to newer ones that a strong wind will flip you over and thrown you into a sideways fall.

[maw662]

I hate the way you write, and you obviously have never tried it, so stfu. The center of gravity is so low in a hang glider, you'll never see one sideways (not even to mention upside down) unless they mean to go sideways (which takes a lot of strength). The strong winds I think you might be talking about, would eh-f ANY hang glider's day up.

[bobminthy]

How heavy is that glider? Im building one and it looks just like this one, but im worried about the weight. Is pvc too heavy? Awesome video by the way!

[an97an]

hang gliders by law have to under 135lbs or something.

[kaymation]

i'd recommend NOT building your own glider

[bobminthy]

already did. flies great! Off the cliff and over the jungle. Flew for 2 hours. Very nice! It was scary then fun!

[kaymation]

thats pretty cool , how much did it cost/ how did you go about doing it

[roulllio]

what the title of this music ?

[utti61]

Hi,

I used a AudioSwap from YouTube:

The performer is: aerosolspray

and the track is "Mystic"

Regards

Beat

[cheesewhiz13]

There would be something very novel about a sledder on a rogallo...

[mikehoppett]

see at 1;55 that they could stall them in from 20ft up! try that a on a modern hangglider and you loose your teeth.....

[an97an]

Sorry for being a noob, but why does that happen?

[flyingfiddler576]

He flares too high, stalls it about eight feet up and just drops it on.

[miketacoma5]

What are the idiots in the LZ doing...trying to catch them???

[akbagpiper]

soooo sick

and the design is so simple

i made one...it flew sweet...but i try to stay close to the ground just in case

[Zlin0035]

god thinking!

[6MadTongue6]

ou crap..just watching that im getting the shit chills !

[OK2BCK]

PINK FLOYD!

[herpescrabman]

ooo baby thats what i like

[BranchesSkyBreeze]

Oh, that takes me back, thanks!

And colour really was like that.

[dieudonneMC]

Its all crazy!

[captaindrifto]

way sick video! i still fly my 73' delta wing to this day!

[utooberyes]

Excellent floating sensation with the Floyd. Thanks for posting..!!!

[SpecialJ177]

PINK FLOYD!!!!!!

[HVYMETL]

Nicely done to Floyds Meddle.

[chuckfuss]

Wow^^ must be interesting to fly such an ooooold hangglider^^ I don't know if i'd try it. mmh.. I think I'll stay at may good new one :D But it really must be great^^