Date(s): 1973 to ?. Album by Aero92. Photos by Aero92. 1 - 36 of 36 Total. 21228 Visits.
enlarge 86KB, 497x640 1 1973 - 16' Kilbo Kite built from scratch using "True Flight" plans from Dave Kilbourne. I under the glider and the late Phil Jones is standing by. We were 14/15-year old high school geometry classmates. "very nice! i had one sort ..." "Nice! She flew well did'n..." "Do you have the plans for ..." "yes yes yes if you could p..." View Comments...
enlarge 56KB, 640x529 2 1974 - The phrunobulax was my first original hang glider design. Loosely based on Dave Kronk's wing. It used spoilerons for roll and turn control.
enlarge 74KB, 640x458 3 1975 - The Tempest was my 2nd original design. I buiilt it while working for Dan Johnson at Firecraft in Chicago. Inspired by the Princeton sailwing concept from Mike Markowski in Scientific American.
enlarge 67KB, 640x459 4 1975 - The Tempest being test flown at Mt. Trashmore in James Park, Evanston, IL.
enlarge 59KB, 640x486 5 1976 - I built the Dart in one night from the remnants of the Tempest. 30' wingspan. Very manueverable. Decent glide ratio depending on the airfoil.
enlarge 43KB, 640x484 6 1975 - 8' scale model of a 42' concept. It flew great! In early 1976 I built a 36' version with joystick billow shift and other features.
enlarge 69KB, 640x459 7 1976 - Me at 19 w/ my Hobbie Hawk @ Niles West High School athletic field. Skokie, IL "great! you are almost the ..." View Comments...
enlarge 88KB, 640x437 8 1976 - Hobbie Hawk R/C sailplane on high start lauch. I loved this glider. I did a lot of thermalling with it. It was a joy to fly and tricky to land with no spoilers. "Jonathan,
The hig..." View Comments...
enlarge 39KB, 640x486 9 1976/7 - scale model of a double surface, strut braced topless hang glider. I built the full scale version which never flew.
enlarge 54KB, 640x485 10 1976/7 - double surface, strut braced, topless hang glider. Never flew due to divergent stability. Scrapped the project. "this is what we want .. ea..." View Comments...
enlarge 47KB, 595x640 11 ~1980 Saggitta 600 with my own wing design.
enlarge 47KB, 608x640 12 1983? Saggitta 900.
enlarge 66KB, 543x640 13 1984? Son of Monster Magnet. Original 2 meter electric sailplane.
enlarge 35KB, 640x497 14 1978 - White Tailed Dart v1. Test flights at Mt. Trashmore in James Park in Evanston, IL. "i know this would have had..." View Comments...
enlarge 35KB, 640x525 15 1978 White Tailed Dart v1 "a small cannard out front ..." View Comments...
enlarge 27KB, 640x482 16 1978 - White Tailed Dart v1 flown by Larry Mansberger at Warren Dunes in Bridgeman, MI. "the luffing occilation fro..." View Comments...
enlarge 54KB, 640x520 17 May, 1978 - White Tailed Dart v2 flown by yours truly at Warren Dunes. Note the cardboard V tail duct taped to the rear rigging.
enlarge 75KB, 640x435 18 5/1979 - White Tailed Dart v2
enlarge 20KB, 720x244 19 5/1979 - Panoramic view of WTD in flight "Very impressive. I like it..." View Comments...
enlarge 44KB, 640x423 20 5/1979 - Warren Dunes, MI. Typical spring/summer day. I'm on top waiting to launch.
enlarge 46KB, 640x495 21 White Tailed Dart v3. This was the best flying version before I rebuilt it.
enlarge 42KB, 640x484 22 White Tailed Dart v4. 34' span. Rebuilt from v3. Great potential but was never fully developed.
enlarge 43KB, 640x496 23 1979 - White Tailed Dart v4 test flight at Mt. Thrashmore.
enlarge 37KB, 640x499 24 White Tailed Dart v4
enlarge 26KB, 640x493 25 White Tailed Dart v4
enlarge 22KB, 640x437 26 1981 - Moyes Mega II with Soarmaster power unit on landing approach in friend's backyard in Barrington, IL
enlarge 30KB, 640x437 27 At the point of no return. The neighbor's yard was much bigger but I just made my choice!
enlarge 28KB, 640x437 28 Final approach. Landing at dusk in high humidity. Stall speed had increased to 22 mph
enlarge 35KB, 640x437 29 I was heading straight for a thorny bush so dove at it.
enlarge 44KB, 640x437 30 I flared out just over the top of the bush
enlarge 39KB, 640x437 31 Landing at 22 mph I couldn't run out and had to let it roll out, stopping 3' from the property line hedges.
enlarge 42KB, 640x437 32 What a relief to have landed safely in a tight squeeze at dusk
enlarge 45KB, 640x437 33 That's Eddie who drove home and told his mom what I was about to do.
enlarge 59KB, 640x432 34 Me in my 'Eipper diaper'. Mosquitoes immediately began chowing down on me. Thanks to Midge Bohlke whereever you are for taking these!!!
enlarge 86KB, 640x616 35 1982 - Moyes Mega II, just before I sold it. This was my last hang glider. I had converted it to double surface at one point and it flew much better than stock. I had many wonderful flights along the Lake Michigan sand dunes from 1980 through 1982. "Where, while flying one da..." "That was Larry Mansberger ..." View Comments...
