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Cousin to hang gliding: Ultralight

Carl Richard Nyberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Richard_Nyberg
Occupation: Inventor,
Industrialist
Known for Blowtorch, aeroplanes

One editor deems this photo to be taken sometime 1904 to 1906. It would be neat to know the date more precisely.

CarlRichardNybergFLUGAN.jpg (18.25 KiB) Viewed 1911 times

Flugan

This photo seems to me in first quick view to be with a different wing pattern from the above photo:

CarlRichardNybergFLUGANsteam.jpg (8.23 KiB) Viewed 1910 times

It would be fun to know just how many versions Nyberg had of his flying machines.

Nyberg apparently had tiny hops, but not something that has won acclaim as flight.
It might be interesting to drop the engine and built and ground-skim a Nyberg HG cousin.

I see some echo of Chanute's Katydid in Nyberg, but I have not reference for such surmise:

Chanute_Katydid.jpg (142.35 KiB) Viewed 1910 times