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Class 2 is the 'open' class for rigid wing hang gliders. The Swift, Swift'Light, Atos, Millennium, Ghostbuster and Archaeopterix are examples of Class 2 gliders. Of the gliders listed in the previous sentence the Atos, and Ghostbuster also belong to Class 5, which has more strict design criteria. Class 2 is therefore considered more 'open' than Class 5, where 'open' is a neutral concept (neither good nor bad). Class 2 gliders which don't also belong to Class 5 tend to have better performance than Class 5 gliders, usually because of a fuselage-like fairing, which is not allowed in Class 5.

In the photo Manfred Ruhmer foot-launches a Swift'Light off Chelan Butte, USA, at the beginning of a flight which helped him earn the title of '2002 Class 2 World Champion'. (Photo by Amy Kirsher)

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Re: missing pin , tape , fairing fantastic glass work! the links below is where i get my stuff. Tim will ship international this is the home site http://www.wingsandwheels.com/textindex.htm Posted - Sun May 27, 2012 12:57 pm	armand xcswift Offline Send Email
missing pin , tape , fairing Hello, Today I found that one of the aileron hinge pins is missing . I'm going to do a complete check of the wing. http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~yoshihg/pin.jpg Also, Posted - Sun May 27, 2012 11:42 am	Yoshiyuki Onishi onishihgl2000 Offline Send Email
Re: Transition from sailplane to Millenium Hi David, I was active flying sailplanes in the 80's and 90's years. That time, here in Brasil, plastic machines were rare. Rich members of the gliderclub had Posted - Thu May 24, 2012 10:40 am	RicardoD ricsol... Offline Send Email
Re: Transition from sailplane to Millenium Ricardo, I came from a hang gliding and sailplane background and flew a Millennium for many years. I currently fly a Swift PAS. My observation is that if you Posted - Thu May 24, 2012 5:02 am	david rdp_au2001 Offline Send Email
Re: Transition from sailplane to Millenium I don't know precisely the Millenium,but i presume it has close handling to the swift.Even these machines are sensitive ,they are stable,it means that if you Posted - Sun May 20, 2012 4:53 pm	claude claudebouzerand Offline Send Email
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