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Postby JoeF » Mon May 13, 2013 1:14 pm

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Study of hang gliding in art

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Re: Art

Postby JoeF » Mon May 13, 2013 1:37 pm

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Study?
Notice the single-point hang in the Forlaninis Flugapparat.
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Downtubes, basebar for control, very old

Postby JoeF » Mon May 13, 2013 1:51 pm

Art showing downtubes and control basebar and hung pilot from very old:

Perhaps one of the first teachers of the A-frame for hang gliders: Carl Friedrich Meerwein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Meerwein

Source: Year 1784
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in case the display is cut.

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Re: Art

Postby JoeF » Mon May 13, 2013 3:34 pm

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