Power unit for hang-gliders

Details Power unit for hang-gliders Power unit for hang-gliders

1982-09-22

1985-10-15

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft propulsion

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244 51, 244 60, 244 54, 244DIG1, B64D 3500, B64D 2700

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045469385

ABSTRACT:
A power unit for a hang-glider (1) or the like comprises a combustion motor (2) connected to one end of a drive shaft (9) and a propeller (10) connected to the other end of the drive shaft. To enable the power unit to be used both with pulling or traction-force propellers and pushing propellers (10) there is provided between the drive shaft (9) and the shaft (22) of the propeller (10) a flexible coupling (14) which enables the angle between the drive shaft and the propeller shaft to be adjusted at least in a vertical direction.

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patent: 815581 (1906-03-01), Dean
patent: 918410 (1909-04-01), Wright
patent: 1987606 (1935-01-01), Davis
patent: 2451438 (1948-10-01), Hartman
patent: 2570581 (1951-10-01), McIntyre
patent: 2896431 (1959-07-01), Stillwagon, Jr.
"Power Up Company", advertisement from Hang Gliding, May, 1979.

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