[JoeF]

This might win "biggest skids" ...

[JoeF]

Perhaps: "Wish I had wheels or skid or ski or roller ...at this moment. I had only bare bar"

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[JoeF]

Teflon forms
http://www.mcmaster.com/#teflon-(made-with-ptfe)/=112xisi

[JoeF]

[JoeF]

Dave Kilbourne (R.I.P.)
Early renaissance

Large diameter wheels

[JoeF]

Levanda Ave incline recently repaved facing north, ending on Borland Rd.
February 13, 2016: mHG micro hang gliding. Wing Xv1
Just after noon ... No SS evident.

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[Bob Kuczewski]

Dave Kilbourne (R.I.P.)
Early renaissance

Large diameter wheels

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Of all the safe splat technology in this topic, I tend to think that the simplicity and reliability of the good old wheel ... is hard to beat.

[JoeF]

Wide wheel in RWW format:
"Roller When Wanted"
is low-mass and hidden during glide.
When wanted: deploy the roller.

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This was placed in public domain many years ago.
There are several construction means to achieve RWW.
One make method is hubless inflatable with internal fabric walls; the entire corpus is packed into steamlined hybrind basebar with cable axis.
Another make method is longitudinal accordion with internal string spoking; the corpus reduces by the accordion build and then also folds to form a round cross-section .
Both makes use a trigger to release CO2 cartridge and/or redundant method for pilot-power to inflate upon failure to trigger the CO2 cartridge.

A third make method is to have the RWW fully deployed at all times. Such all-time RWW tolerates the profile drag during the entire HG flight.

Recommended: Also have skis upon which may be instrument panels.

Status of RWW: experimental

Notice that RWW inflated could act as a significant float in case of landing in water.

[JoeF]

Two shaped floats

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[JoeF]

Comment? Tiny narrow wheels. Gouging.

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