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Hang glider card : Moonraker 78
Name :
MOONRAKER 78
Manufacturer :
Birdman Sports
Year :
1978
Pilot level :
-
Manual :
-
Document(s) :
-
Hang glider model :
A
B
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Wing area
(m²)
:
16.25
18.58
Wing span
(m)
:
10.66
11.40
Aspect ratio :
7
7
Hang glider weight
(kg)
:
25
27
Minimum pilot weight
(kg)
:
63
83
Maximum pilot weight
(kg)
:
83
100
Minimum speed
(km/h)
:
27
28
Maximum speed
(km/h)
:
50
55
Max glide ratio
(L/H)
:
7.5
7.5
Max glide ratio speed
(km/h)
:
35
37
Minimum sink rate
(m/s)
:
1.30
1.30
Packed length
(m)
:
5.50
5.70
Packed length short
(m)
:
4
4.20
Number of battens :
12
12
Nose angle
(°)
:
130
130
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Comments
Bart Doets
23/03/2005
The first hangglider to cross the British Channel, in the late seventies (after a balloon launch)
22/09/2005
Also Moonraker 77, without the truncated tips, plus triple deflexor instead of one - my first glider.
17/01/2008
[Translation of the original French comment]
40 Hang Gliders later, it's this one that gives me the best memories, for its truly extraordinary handling.
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