Dragonfly Soaring Trike

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Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby freetoadventure » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:45 am

Check out Free to Adventure (http://www.freetoadventure.com) for this weeks awesome Pictures and Video submitted by ' Living Green' of LightFlight in the Uk's prototype soaring trike dubbed the 'DragonFly'!

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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby Frequent Flyer » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:24 am

awsome awsome awsome :!: :!: wonder how much :?:
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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby Wargames » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:28 am

Would CAA approve of this in SA??

I have read somewhere that a microlight are not allowed to have retractable gear. Please tell me I'm wrong, as look like a nice aerie.

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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby Tjoek » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:25 pm

Now that's what I want!
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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby Uncle Spud Murphy » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:49 pm

Crikey as the man used to say!!! Did the narrator really say that the engine sips fuel at 2litres ph? :roll:

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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby freetoadventure » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:23 pm

looks like loads of fun, check out http://www.flylight.co.uk/flexwing/dragonfly.htm from more info ....
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Re: Dragonfly Soaring Trike

Postby zucac » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:01 pm

I have a Baley dragonfly.it is used to tow hanggliders up .it is knowen as the TUG
it stalls at 18 mph and VNE OF65 mph .normal flying speed 35mph
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