Hängegleiter

Deltasegler Icaro 2000 Laminar MRx

Dating

1950 - 1999

Persons

Icaro 2000 (1973), Hersteller/in, signiert

Manfred Ruhmer, Pilot/in oder Ballonfahrer/in, archivalisch belegt

Aluminiumwerk Menziken (Alu Menziken) (1897), Industriebetrieb allgemein, archivalisch belegt

Description

Wettkampfgleiter - Gestänge aus ultraleichten Aluminiumrohren von Alu Menziken - Flügelfläche: 14,88 m2 - Pilotengewicht: 75-110 kg - der österreichische Icaro-Entwickler und Werkspilot Manfred Ruhmer flog damit am 17. Juli 2001 in Texas einen Distanz-Weltrekord von 700,6 km

Signature / Inscription

Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Laminar", "ICARO"

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Material / Technique

Metall, Kunststoff, Tuch

Dimensions

34 kg 1048 cm

Inventory number

VHS-9610x

Legend

Icaro 2000 Laminar MRx World record hang glider by Manfred Ruhmer Around 1960, a flexible wing in the form of fabric stretched between rods was developed by Francis Rogalla for the return of US space capsules. Although the design proved unsuccessful as an alternative to the parachute, waterskiers were quick to spot its potential and made use of the triangular sail to lift themselves into the air. Before long, the hang glider was also being used for towed and foot launches on land. In 1971, the Italian Alfio Caronti became the first European to take off from a mountain. His company “Icaro 2000“ has been producing hang gliders since 1973, among them the Laminar MRx. The frame of this competition glider consists of ultra-lightweight aluminium tubes from Alu Menziken. The hang glider on display was used by the Austrian Icaro developer and factory pilot Manfred Ruhmer to set a world distance record of 700.6 km in Texas on 17 July 2001. Mike Barber (USA) later surpassed this benchmark with a Moyes Litespeed, but only by less than one per cent. Therefore, according to the competition rules, Ruhmer’s record still stands.