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Restrictions regarding wind conditions for launch and landing, nor any mention of the To cover the gap between Class 2 hang gliders and ultralight gliders, which are definedĮlsewhere as gliders with a maximum empty weight of 440 lbs. Resemble advanced ram-air skydiving canopies ( parachutes). Hang gliders, ' rigid wings', may look like Class 1 wings or they may have wings more Of being launched and landed by the use of the pilot's legs.Ĭlass 1 hang gliders are the delta shaped, cloth and metal aircraft that most peopleĪssociate with the term 'hang glider', and are commonly called ' flex wings'. To safely take-off and land in nil wind conditions but that otherwise are capable

Class 4 - Hang gliders which are unable demonstrate consistent ability.

Class 3 - Hang gliders having no rigid primary structure and whichĭemonstrate consistent ability to safely take-off and land in nil wind conditions.

Class 2 - Hang gliders having a rigid primary structure and controlledīy deflection of aerodynamic control surfaces as the primary method of control inĪt least one major axis and which demonstrate consistent ability to safely take-off.

Class 1 - Hang gliders having a rigid primary structure and controlledīy weight shift only and which demonstrate consistent ability to safely take-off.

There are four distinct classes of aircraft which are covered by the definition

Libre (CIVL), which operates under the auspices of the Federation AeronautiqueĪ glider capable of being carried, foot launched, and landed solely by

International hang gliding commission, or Commission Internationale de Vol A hang glider is an unpowered ultralight aircraft that is capable of beingįoot launched and is controlled via pilot weight shift and/or the actuation