Max Horlacher's Pelargos human powered aircraft


In the neighbourhood of Max's company there is a storch breeding station. They elegantly showed us how flight has to look like. 
Pelargos is "storch" in greek .

Pelargos I

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Pelargos II

    Pelargos 2 is a huge and slow HPA, one can easily run with it. We flew it in Dübendorf CH.
     
    span 27m
    wing area 67.5 m2
    aspect ratio 10.8
    wing type  high wing, rectangular planform, multi wire, sandwich tube spar, molded ribs
    controls rudder and elevator only
    minimum power flight speed 19 km/h (10 KEAS)
    1st flight December 1983 in Dübendorf CH
    design & fabrication Max Horlacher & Toni Felix
    layout Prof. Fritz Dubs, Zürich


Pelargos III

    Pelargos 3 is much smaller and refined than Pelargos 2. We flew it in Birrfeld CH.
     
     
    Span 22m
    wing area 19.8 m2
    aspect ratio 24.4
    wing type high rectangular, strut, single wire, sandwich tube spar, molded ribs
    controls rudder and elevator only
    empty weight 42kg
    minimum power flight speed 28 km/h (15 KEAS)
    1st flight April 1985 in Birrfeld CH
    design & fabrication Max Horlacher & Toni Felix
    layout P. Frank