A flight assembly and glider possessing bilateral, flexible, and collapsible wings and associated method of flight are provided. The flight assembly may include a central frame that may encapsulate a human operator. A wing frame may include at least a pair of wings that couple to the central frame, wherein each wing may include one or more pivotal connections. To control the extension and retraction of the pair of wings, a control lever network may be incorporated within the central frame and the wing frame. The control lever network may include wing sail deployment, flight deceleration and parachute wing conversion features.

Disclosed is an aircraft and a method of controlling an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a continuous wing assembly extending from port to starboard sides of the aircraft. The aircraft is controlled partially by flexing portions of the wing, and partially or totally by mechanical systems that alter the position of a fuselage with respect to the wing. The fuselage is attached to the wing by a wing/fuselage joint structure that permits at least two mutually orthogonal axes of rotation of the fuselage relative to the wing. The aircraft includes a sensors, a telemetry system linked to a remote server, and a control system for programming flight information and aircraft control instructions and a plurality of actuators responsive to the control system for rotating the fuselage relative to the wing and flexing the wing for controlling the flight of the aircraft in response to instructions from the control system.

Disclosed is an aircraft and a method of controlling an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a continuous wing assembly extending from port to starboard sides of the aircraft. The aircraft is controlled partially by flexing portions of the wing, and partially or totally by mechanical systems that alter the position of a fuselage with respect to the wing. The fuselage is attached to the wing by a wing/fuselage joint structure that permits at least two mutually orthogonal axes of rotation of the fuselage relative to the wing. The aircraft includes a sensors, a telemetry system linked to a remote server, and a control system for programming flight information and aircraft control instructions and a plurality of actuators responsive to the control system for rotating the fuselage relative to the wing and flexing the wing for controlling the flight of the aircraft in response to instructions from the control system.

A hang glider control device may include a cross bar having a first end, a second end, a central region, a first central arm, and a second central arm. The first central arm and the second central arm may be coupled opposingly to the central region. The first end may be formed by a portion of the first central arm distal to the central region, and the second end may be formed by a portion of the second central arm distal to the central region. The first end of the cross bar may be configured to couple the cross bar to the first upright above the base tube, and the second end of the cross bar may be configured to couple the cross bar to the second upright above the base tube so that the crossbar may be generally parallel to the base tube.

A hang glider control device may include a cross bar having a first end, a second end, a central region, a first central arm, and a second central arm. The first central arm and the second central arm may be coupled opposingly to the central region. The first end may be formed by a portion of the first central arm distal to the central region, and the second end may be formed by a portion of the second central arm distal to the central region. The first end of the cross bar may be configured to couple the cross bar to the first upright above the base tube, and the second end of the cross bar may be configured to couple the cross bar to the second upright above the base tube so that the crossbar may be generally parallel to the base tube.

The present invention relates to a hang glider coupled to electric fan motor for providing thrust while flying and thus providing extra safety to the hang glider. Herein, the electric fan motor of hang glider consists of rechargeable batteries which get charged either through solar panels or get charged kinetically. The electric fan motors coupled at various positions of hang glider and controlled by the throttles, provides proper thrust to the hang glide to move and the rechargeable batteries of the electric fan motor enables the glider to soar continuously for many hours.

A multicopter with boom mounted rotors is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multicopter includes multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom. The multicopter further includes a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end. The multicopter includes a material, such as netting, secured to the aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions.

A multicopter with boom mounted rotors is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multicopter includes multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom. The multicopter further includes a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end. The multicopter includes a material, such as netting, secured to the aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions.

A float has a front-to-back length, a width, and a height where the front-to-back length of the float is strictly greater than the height of the float which in turn is strictly greater than the width of the float. At least a bottom portion of the float is watertight. The float includes an access panel to access the inside of the float. A battery is inside the float and is accessible via the access panel.

A tethered airboarding system includes an a lifting board an attachment point for a tether line, and a wind generating device. An improved lifting board includes a universal binding connector comprising a removable panel reversibly secured to a receiving element and a binding attached to the removable panel for securely attaching an operator onto the lifting board.