POWER HANG GLIDER Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: balance-controlled flying vehicles. SUBSTANCE: hang glider has wing 1, engine 7 with propeller 8 in annular channel 10 and pilot s seat 24 to which pylon 25 is secured. Wing consists of main lifting surface and tip lifting surfaces. Steering trapezium is made in form of wing bracing strut. possibility of providing seat as pilot s working position is ensured by aerodynamic configuration and small sizes of wing consisting of center-wing section and tip lifting surfaces as well as by using bracing strut-steering trapezium. Propeller is so mounted that plane of its surface intersects plane of wing. EFFECT: reduced mass and simplified construction; availability of pilot's seat. 9 dwg