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92/1411 Hang glider, Foil 165, Dacron /mylar /aluminium /fibreglass/ nylon, Enterprise Wings, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1986

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Object statement
Hang glider, Foil 165, Dacron /mylar /aluminium /fibreglass/ nylon, Enterprise Wings, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1986
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The FOIL gliders designed by Mark Mitsos of Enterprise Wings was among the first of the keel-pocketless type and used the innovation of Australian John Coby's billow compensating system to 'soften' the control of the 90% double surface airfoil.

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Description
Hang glider, Foil 165, Dacron/ mylar/ aluminium/ fibreglass/ nylon, Enterprise Wings, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1986

Swept wing hand glider with 90% double surface wing. Upper surface in white with multi-coloured lower surface. Ball tips and variable geometry, incorporating the 'Magic Box' to soften control. Provided with third generation sling harness.
Made: Enterprise Wings; Helensburgh, New South Wales; 1981 - 1991

Designed: Mitsos, Mark;
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
92/1411
Production date
1981 - 1991
Height
2700 mm
Width
10000 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1992

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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+ Air transport
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