Hang Loose Hang Glider Home Movie

Homebuilt Hang Loose hange glider. Built 1975. Cost $25 in 1975. Made from yellow pine, styrafoam, poly plastic, bailing wire and bottle caps.

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Entertainment

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• Hang
• glider
• flying
• home
• built
• tow
• kite

[sentidoenelamor]

it was their dream fly like birds and this is mine as well! beautiful! thank you

and would you tell me please what is the piano play title during the video?

[oshkoshflyer]

@sentidoenelamor Thanks for the kind words. Not sure about the source for the background music. Came with the DVD when we had the 8mm home movie converted.

[lancairflyer]

In 1970, I read Jack Lambi's article about how to build the Hang Loose for $28.00. I was 9 at the time. Now, almost 40 years later , and after almost 3,000 hours spent hanging from dacron and aluminum wings, this video reminds me of how it all started. Thanks form the memories.... Did you continue with Hang Gliding or other forms of aviation?

[oshkoshflyer]

Yep still flying and dreaming of flying. In the 90's we built a rubber band plane you can ride in. It was made frome the wings of a Lazair. Will have to put the video on YouTube someday. Would love to here about your adventures. Keep the dream alive.

[arpnlaei]

Is this real or not, because if it's real you are my hero. I have wanted to make a homemade flying machine for2 years and you can easily do it. I am 12 and 75 lbs so I want to make one too. I am in flight school so I know a thing or two about aeronautics.

[oshkoshflyer]

Yes this is for real. The commenter below "rentatrip" knows the designer personaly. You should contact him to see if you can buy a set of plans. I am so pleased that you are interested in this. This is a great way to learn about flying and do something fun. Let us know if you have any questions. Sincerely Mark Lokken

[rentatrip]

this is a marvelous document of your life - it inspires all of us to fly as birds , God Bless You

[rentatrip1]

Thank YOu MAry & your sister Amelia Too-

were we ever so innocent ?

were we ever so young?

was the world ever so gentle ?

tears .....

[Spencerh1279]

Soo cool

[SUNFLOWERBOAT]

very nice you cold need some more weight in the front.

[simflying]

Is this girl stil like flying ? Beutiful music - it is right one for dreaming about flying. Anyone who flew some nice and happy flight at sunny day is then looking to sky :-)

[guitargeek1122]

those kids are epic.

[IronicallyVague]

@IronicallyVague But It wasn't a total loss as I stuck the plane in a tree by the side of the road and wrote

"handyman, house painting and cheap flying lessons call Me at #444-4444"

Made a fortune & at least I joined the ranks of those who tried & failed...

[IronicallyVague]

You actually flew? How cool...

Most of my hero's in life were inventors so I made an Octave Chanute type bi-plane glider but I built it without any plans, I took it up to a small cliff and ran and jumped off hoping for a short flight but instead fell screaming like a woman to the cold hard ground below

I imagine it was from both a lack of good wind and the plane was over weight is my guess.

[roberttreboranita]

watched 5 times! great!

[Septimanien]

Bravo, belle vidéo, vous avez fait un reve éveillé....

[thinkfree63]

This is so beautiful and moving, both film and music.. Pure poetry!!

[oshkoshflyer1]

@hnkvanderlinden01 Hello Greetz, My ancestry is from Norway. My grandfather moved to Wisconsin when he was 15 years old. There is a school near the farm there called Lokken. It is near Oslo. A flyer visisted my fathers farm when he was young and got him and eventully me and my family interested in flying. My Dad found the Hang Loose plans and supported us when building it. It was a great project for a kid before there were video games and such as a distraction. Thanks for the interest.