SkySurfer's Hang Gliding Page

Severn Crossing
Alan Mortimer 5,400 feet over the Severn Bridge, between Wales and England (without a motor)


Foot Launched Powered Flying Machines!
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From left Left side Rear
  • Since 14th June 1996 it has been legal to fly foot launched powered hang gliders in the UK.

  • I fly a Solar Wings Rumour hang glider with a Swedish AeroSport Mosquito motor harness.

    • Warmup Run Takeoff

  • With the Mosquito, a glider can take off & land on foot, from flat ground.

  • The maximum climb rate is about 400 feet per minute.

  • The maximum airspeed in level flight is 45 mph.

  • The Mosquito has been manufactured in Sweden since 1988.

    • Overhead Approach Landing

  • The motor can be stopped & re-started in flight, allowing extended flights to be made using thermals.

  • A four litre fuel tank gives up to two hours of engine running time. (I've flown for 3 hours on 3 litres).

  • With a 15 hp (11kW) Radne Raket 120 cc motor, it has ample power for nil wind take offs.

  • It's compatible with most of todays high performance hang gliders.

  • The only glider modification required is to shorten the keel tube.

  • The Mosquito costs about £3,000 (GB Pounds) in the United Kingdom.

  • Use the Personal Currency Assistant to convert to your currency.

  • The harness weighs about 46 lbs (21 kg).

    • Download a video clip of the Mosquito in action! (with sound)
    Takeoff from flat ground into 4 mph wind - TAKEOFF.AVI (1,532,204 bytes).
    Splash down! - LANDING.AVI (1,531,722 bytes).

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    See my coolest photo's!

    Mail If anyone has a field which I can fly from, please contact me.
    (Particularly Sussex, Kent, Essex & Suffolk in the UK).
    This page is maintained by Alan Mortimer. Your comments & questions are welcome.
    Please note: I am an owner & user of this equipment, not a manufacturer or supplier.
    Contact Swedish AeroSport for information on price and availability in your country.
    I have no connection with any of the companies mentioned in these pages.
    Information is correct as far as I know, let me know if it isn't.

    See the Mosquito Reviewed in Skywings

    For more hang gliding stuff, have a look at the latest edition of SkyWings.

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    The magazine of the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association.

    Links to other foot launched powered hang glider web pages :-
    Lightweight Hang Glider Power Systems page from Aerial Pursuits of Australia.
    Not foot launched, but if you've got the money! - The rigid wing Swift with Auxiliary motorization.
    Page last updated 3rd Apr 2003

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