[JoeF]

Notes and distinctions are invited about Hans Richter of hang gliding.
Start: a clipping from some newspaper; identification of the newspaper would be fun.

[JoeF]

Hans Richter
Monoplane hang glider
Full history on this is invited.
BatteryIncluded (Gerry Farell) noted: Hans Richter launching a hang glider. Germany, early 1920s.

[JoeF]

All history on Hans Richter triplane hang glider is invited.

Gerry Farell noted: Hans Richter flying his triplane hang glider. 1923

[JoeF]

We hope someone will fully explore and expand on the article:
Popular Science - Sep 1929 - Page 56 - Google Books Result
http://books.google.com/books?id=FigDAAAAMBAJ&q=Richter#v=snippet&q=Richter&f=false
Vol. 115, No. 3 - Magazine
The longest overwater glide yet attempted is to be tried soon by Hans Richter, ... in the older type machines, by swinging the body while hanging from armrests.

"glideflyer"

[JoeF]

Hans Richter
hydroglider
A-frame
Two A-frames
Hung below top wing.
There is a lower wing.
Towed over water.
See source in Popular Science, March 1928, page 57
All info on this machine is invited.
Water landing and water takeoff.

[JoeF]

All info on this Hans Richter adventure is invited by any researcher:
Source of start data: Popular Science Monthly, April 1921, page 45.
Article: Can We Fly without Engines?

[JoeF]

Research and analysis is invited on the following Hans Richter exploration:

Odd Birdlike Glider
Popular Science Monthly, October 1927, page 57.

[JoeF]

The Milwaukee Sentinel carried an article by Hans Richter
The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jul 4, 1928, Wednesday morning, page 1C
The article was syndicated from Universal Service, copyrighted in 1928, and carried by the Milwaukee Sentinel and probably other papers.
The writing date was day earlier, July 3, but carried by the Sentinel on July 4.
Hans Richter wrote that the motor will in the future only be used in dead spots of the air; the rest will be gliding.

READ HERE and notice that the article continues to a page labeled "7", check at top of the newspaper page to verify the page number.

A clip from the longer article:

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He was planning two special flights over water with pontoons; sense his way:
clip from same main article:

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[JoeF]

What are we seeing in this picture of Hans Richter?

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/96511/Hans-Richter-flying-an-experimental-glider
Same without the caption: http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-me ... 08B8E4.jpg

[JoeF]

Chicago Sunday Tribune, but photo by Wide World
June 23, 1929, page 4 [[Best I could guess; verify for scholarly record]]