red750 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Two videos on this link from Norway of a hang glider which suffered a wing collapse in flight, sending the pilot into a centrifuge motion. Saved by his BRS. One video from the ground, one from an onboard GoPro. Very scary. Video: Mid-air hang gliding accident will have you on the edge of your seat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 He was lucky the parachute didn't tangle with the wreckage. While most ultralights have ballistic deploy systems, that will get the chute clear of the aircraft, hang glider just a have a hand deploy, and they have been known to tangle and not deploy fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4D Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Wow adrenaline rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Wow adrenaline rush Yes ... and that was just watching it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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