Malliga 2

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Role Human-powered aircraft
National originAustrian
ManufacturerHorst Josef Malliga
First flight1972
Number built1
Developed from Malliga 1

The Malliga 2 human powered aircraft was the project of Horst Josef Malliga, and was developed from his Malliga 1 design.

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During the winter of 1971–72, the Malliga 1 craft was modified in order to achieve improved performance. Changes were made to the wingplan; the span was increased to 26 m (85 ft 10 in), with the new outer portions of the wing having both taper and dihedral. Lateral control was now achieved by the use of conventional ailerons. Other changes included raising the position of the propeller and increasing its diameter to 2.75 m (9 ft), which was as much as the existing twin-boom configuration would allow for.

The nomenclature to distinguish between the two iterations of Malliga's craft was not noted by contemporary English-language articles, but has been by subsequent Austrian references. [1]

In 1972, an initial attempt to fly failed, due to inaccurate rigging of flying wires. This was corrected, and the craft later managed to achieve flights of up to 600 m (1,950 ft). [1] [2] [3]

Specifications (Malliga 2)

Data from Jane's all the world's aircraft 1973-74 [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Keimel, Reinhard (2003). Luftfahrzeugbau in Österreich von den anfängen bis zur gegenwart : Enzyklopädie (in German). Oberhaching, Germany: Aviatic-Verlag. p. 57. ISBN   3925505784.
  2. 1 2 Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1973). Jane's all the world's aircraft 1973-74. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 12. ISBN   0354001175 . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Sherwin, Keith (1976). To fly like a bird: The story of man-powered aircraft. Folkestone, England: Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Limited. pp. 73–77. ISBN   0561002835.
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