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by Reimar Horten
May the Alita be well studied in this discussion thread!
Horten Alita HX
https://www.delta-club-82.com/bible/352 ... -alita.htm
On December 17, 1954, I made a thermal flight of more than one hour with the ‘Alita.’ I released at 500 meters AGL [1640 feet] and climbed up to 1200 meters AGL [3937 feet].
— Rogelio Bertolini writing in Vuelo Silencioso, the Argentina soaring magazine, March 1954
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Hort ... blurb.html
http://all-aero.com/index.php/63-hang-g ... n-alita-hx
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HXa
Wing area: 11.2 m²
Wing span: 7.54 m
Hang glider weight: 39 kg
Minimum pilot weight: 75 kg
Maximum pilot weight: 75 kg
Maximum speed: 150 km/h
Max glide ratio: 30
Max glide ratio speed: 50 km/h
Maximum speed: 170 km/h
Max glide ratio: 18
Max glide ratio speed: 78 km/h
Landing speed: 42 km/h
