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A foot-launched passenger carrying wing capable of flight including a frame, a flexible wing covering the frame, a keel, a bracket slidable on the keel, cross brace members pivotally attached to the bracket at one end and to leading edge members of the frame at the other end, and cables connecting t

A foot-launched passenger carrying wing capable of flight including a frame, a flexible wing covering the frame, a keel, a bracket slidable on the keel, cross brace members pivotally attached to the bracket at one end and to leading edge members of the frame at the other end, and cables connecting the parts to provide an operative structure when the bracket is moved in one direction to extend the frame into flying condition and to collapse the frame when the bracket is moved in the opposite direction. Movement of the bracket also adjusts the billow of the sail and the dihedral of the frame. The wing sail is attached to the leading edge members along their entire length and to the keel along a portion of the rearward end thereof. An arrangement is provided to adjust the bracket before or during flight to provide different billow and dihedral conditions.

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A foot-launched, lightweight, person-carrying wing comprising: a keel, right and left leading edge members pivotally connected at their forward ends to the forward end of said keel, a master hinge bracket slidable on said keel, right and left cross brace members pivotally connected at their inner en

A foot-launched, lightweight, person-carrying wing comprising: a keel, right and left leading edge members pivotally connected at their forward ends to the forward end of said keel, a master hinge bracket slidable on said keel, right and left cross brace members pivotally connected at their inner ends to said bracket and at their outer ends respectively, to said right and left leading edge members, a king post pivotally connected to said bracket and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, said keel, leading edge members and cross brace members forming a frame, a control bar pivotally connected to said bracket and having a right and a left leg which extend downwardly and outwardly from said bracket, and a base connecting the ends of said legs, flexible cables connecting the lower end of the right leg of said control bar to, respectively; the front end of said keel, the rear end of said keel, and the outer end of said right cross brace member, flexible cables connecting the lower end of the left leg of said control bar to, respectively; the front end of said keel, the rear end of said keel, and the outer end of said left cross brace member, flexible cables connecting the top of said king post to; the front end of said keel, the rear end of said keel and the outer ends of said right and left cross brace members, a wing sail covering said frame and connected to said leading edge members along their entire length and to the rear portion only of said keel, said bracket being movable (a) forwardly to pivot said leading edge members inwardly, said king post downwardly and said control bar upwardly to collapse said frame and (b) rearwardly to erect said frame into operative position.