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Hang glider wing folds in flight


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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

 

 

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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.

 

 

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