Build Your Own Walkalong Glider

Human powered model soaring (walkalong gliding) is a simple way of both sustaining and controlling a model airplane in flight using the rising air from a suitably positioned moving paddle. The Walkalong class of gliders includes the Commercial Wind Rider (W888), Walkalong glider, Walkaplane, Air Surfer, Tumblewing  and X-Surfer. This web site is about the X-Surfer and Z-Surfer, home built walkalong class gliders. The Walk Along Glider is covered by US Patent # 5100357 assigned to Aerovironment, Inc. and has been marketed in the past as the Air Surfer by the Wowwee division of Hasbro Toys. Commercial walkalong gliders are currently available for purchase on the web from Wind Rider of Hong Kong (Model No : W888). Recommended Starting Design: The Paper Tumblewing Build your own walkalong glider From Zepron 50" Jumbo Walkalong Glider, Description of Construction Ratios of Walkalong Glider for building any scale size Build your own walkalong glider from Raft-R-Mate Walkalong Butterfly Other Walkalong Glider Designs The Challenge of Flying Walkalong Gliders Walkalong Glider Competition & Race Descriptions Walkalong Gliding Services Links Site Map Copyright Phil Rossoni, 8/7/03

Video of person flying a walkalong glider

Video of Walkalong Glider Pylon Race, Manheim, Germany:

Video of person flying walkalong glider using lift off of themselves (Plans for this type of walkalong glider).:

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