LTAHG Lighter-than-air hang glider called by other names. (Explore: airships, balloons, Zeppelins, dirigibles, blimps, .. "Hang Stat" (F. Colver) )
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1910
inflated LTA aircraft with pilot hung beneath inflated "wing". Gliding occurred at times during descents; the airfoil here was of very low L/D. Buoyancy was the main aim of these kinds of inflated LTA hang glider balloons; they did not call these devicea
hang gliders, but rather perhaps "airship."
The series of triangle control frames allowed the pilot to shift his weight or mass along the series; angle of attack would change with the position of the pilot.
Lincoln Beachey is seen flying an airship; the number "2" can be seen on the rudder.
Early Los Angeles aviation page:
http://waterandpower.org/museum/Aviatio ... LA_(Page_1).html
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