Australian Hornet-160 Ultralight Flying Wing Airplane

[hesham]

Hi,

the Australian Hornet-160 was a single seat ultralight hang-glider flying wing,powered
by one small engine,and designed by Mr. David Betteride a formerly of Hawker De Havilland
company (HDH).

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%203416.html?search=Hawker%20de%20havilland

 

[AeroFranz]

Here's what seems to be an evolution of this design, from Popular Mechanics

https://books.google.com/books?id=xNgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Australia+Hornet-160+glider&source=bl&ots=HtUfUAglyg&sig=3lUzmsxgC95IqvyVz1eiy_8Yxz4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihrsKh1NTLAhXEbR4KHdtsCcEQ6AEIODAE#v=onepage&q=Australia%20Hornet-160%20glider&f=false

 

[hesham]

Here's what seems to be an evolution of this design, from Popular Mechanics

https://books.google.com/books?id=xNgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Australia+Hornet-160+glider&source=bl&ots=HtUfUAglyg&sig=3lUzmsxgC95IqvyVz1eiy_8Yxz4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihrsKh1NTLAhXEbR4KHdtsCcEQ6AEIODAE#v=onepage&q=Australia%20Hornet-160%20glider&f=false

Nice find my dear AeroFranz.

 

[hesham]

Betteridge Tailless Motor Glider From Australia

From JAWA 1981,

here is a single seat low-wing tailless motor glider light monoplane,powered by pusher 175 cc
Yamaha engine.

 

[hesham]

Sorry for this double post,please Moderator merge those two topics;

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,29226.msg310269.html#msg310269

also from JAWA 1985.

 

[KSCARLET]

A better set of photos perhaps!

 

[KSCARLET]

Another good find...