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 ... Danny Howell has
been invited to give a presentation at the Northwest Soaring Conference
at Seattle in The
Museum of Flight.
Danny will be a featured speaker on March 21, 2009. Mr.
Howell will provide an update on the status of the Light Hawk in
addition to addressing the difficult design challenges and
manufacturing advances required to produce a glider capable of
exploiting microlift as
defined by the FAI sporting code.
Please review the news
items to the left. The Air & Space
article features
the LightHawk. A pilot report by Rik
Fritz describes the outstanding low-speed handling; plus, his other
impressions.
CEO Newsnet
This article has a
brief explanation about the glider and some more supportive information.
2010 SSA Convention
Watch for the LightHawk at the SSA 2010
convention. The LightHawk glider was a popular display at the
2008
SSA convention in Albuquerque, NM. Additionally, Danny Howell
gave a
presentation on micro soaring.
First owner of a LightHawk plane, reviews the
performance
Read Galen Fisher's thoughts about the flight and and
overall performance of the LightHawk here.
First flight of the LightHawk
July 31, 2002 -The LightHawk has flown. It has
successfully flown the first flight test program at the El Mirage Dry
Lake Bed in California. Read Mark Stucky's (test pilot) thoughts here.
Images from the flight are posted here.
One
pilot's LightHawk impressions
Synopsis:
Its control authority allowed me to thermal at low altitude in
turbulent air with confidence.
Rik
Fritz Impressions
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