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WELCOME INTO THIS NEW CHAPTER
OF THE HANG GLIDING HISTORY !
My name is Florian, I'm a gunsmith in Switzerland (KUGS.CH) and my first hang gliding experience was June 3rd 2023. The first hang glider I made is named TPHG 4.6, or Glifter, and it flew for the first time on Monday November 18th 2024 at Dockweiler, Los Angeles, California, USA with a bunch of confirmed pilots, like Andy B. and Bob B. from Windsports.com, Joe F. (USHGA #5) and writer of "Low & Slow" Magazine (1971 - 1973, 24 issues), RJ K., Erika K. (Facebook and Youtube) and Bob K. owner of USHawks.org and by whom we are lucky to be able to fly on Monday and Tuesday at Dockweiler.
Before this, I found Joe F. on Youtube with his video posted in 2015 saying he wanted to make a tiny packed hang glider (TPHG) of 5 feet on US Hawks Forum. So my sharing started on this forum with my post of July 8th 2024. My goal was to pack my hang glider in a 1.4m (4.6ft) long bag. Easy to carry and to travel with, it is done ! Thank's to Thomas F. from Finsterwalder Charly in Germany to have provided me 7075 aluminium tubes and sharing very important details of his 50 years of hang gliding experiences !
 TPFG ready to take the airplane.jpg "When your hang glider is like a normal baggage, flying with UNITED Airline")
THEN THE NEXT STEP IN THE HISTORY WILL BE IN 2026
The next model is the TPHG 5.7, and you'll get more informations about it into its dedicated page... The TPHG 5.7 is a Tiny Pack Hang Glider a little bit longer than the TPHG 4.6 when packed. Its size will be reduced to that of a snowboard bag, which are the bags you usaly see during Winter season at the airports.
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