Walk along gliding
Walk along gliding (translated as flying through Nebenherlaufen ) is the German also air shaft sliding called, which makes this designation less clear that it is a model aviation technology is where the lift generated by the rotating with the pilot. Very light gliders are exposed to an upward current in flight, which the pilot creates through an inclined surface. Spectacular images are created when the pilot guides the model through space exclusively using the air wave created on his body. The technique corresponds to the slope wind used in air sports when gliding . The technique is particularly suitable for indoor flying .
history
The technique was patented as a toy as early as 1950. The method was imitated by the fact that corresponding gliders can be made from extremely light materials ( polystyrene ) with very little effort and spectacular successes can be achieved very quickly for model pilots, which were disseminated via Internet video portals .
Web links
- School pedagogical page sciencetoymaker with numerous construction plans and films (English)
- H. Eder: Having fun with air-wave gliders: understand, build, fly (PDF; 2.9 MB). Deutsches Museum 2012.
- Flying on an air wave generated exclusively by the body
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patent US2718092 : Method of Flying Toy Airplane and Means Therefore. Registered on February 4, 1950 , published September 20, 1955 , inventor: Joseph E. Grant (German method for flying a model airplane ).
- ↑ sciencetoymaker - American school education website