[JoeF]

F 2548 Ryan Flex Wing Test Flights at Brown Field

Thanks for the find and share of video link from hang glider early bird Jonathan Dietch!



This topic thread could aim to post the text for what was spoken. And to discuss that spoken text. Details of the archived video held at the San Diego Air & Space Museum http://sandiegoairandspace.org/

[[ The museum's Ryan collection http://sandiegoairandspace.org/pdf/1637309219_pdf.pdf There may be other gems in the collection. Someone visiting San Diego, CA might research topic and other matters more carefully. ]]

[ARP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCNUIv-oTU

Interestingly the glider shown at the end of the film automatically flares for landing.

[JoeF]

Thanks, ARP.
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PDG Precision Drop Glider
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/ryan-flex-wing-pdg-precision-drop-glider-rogallo-flexible-wing-photograph
Ryan Flex Wing PDG (Precision Drop Glider) (Rogallo Flexible Wing). [Photograph]
Click through link for page that holds image and some details.

[JoeF]

Some related phrases and titles:

Pinpoint Glider System (article title)

1963 Press Photo Army Test Precision Drop Glider (May 1963 photo after Army had more than 130 successful tests).

PrecisionDropGliderBackText.JPG (213.84 KiB) Viewed 3086 times

See also museum image:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8477566112