STRANGE ? Did you say Strange ?
Here is a small part of the strange uses explored by the Legaignoux brothers.
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Dune flying That is very different from kite jumping. In dune flying, you use the ascending winds on the dune to create the
lift. That's now currently practised by paragliders. Here Bruno has the harness point in his back. |
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The Legaignoux's brothers also worked on air-gliding. They made a 17m² wing especially for this use in , were in touch with paraglider manufacturers but they arrived on a growing market. The manufacturers had no interest in making R&D on a new wing. Paradoxically they stopped their tests after the longest fly they made at the Menez-Hom mount (around 200m long and 70 meter high). Flying is dangerous and specialists had to work on. They are still thinking that a Wipika glider can be developped. |
Roller skating on car parks or roads with a kite can be dangerous because of all the obstacles the kite can meet. And the kites quickly wear on asphalt. A rigid bar between the two tips works fine.
3m² wing - 1987 |
Why not the same system on a large board for
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Bodydragging doesn't deserve to be in that page. Soon in a special page. |
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