NAGL System NAGL
{{Short description|Austrian hang glider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
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The NAGL System NAGL is an Austrian powered hang glider that was designed and produced by NAGL System of Weißkirchen in Steiermark. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 70. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The aircraft features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, single-place accommodation, foot-launching and landing and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft uses a standard hang glider wing, made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The engine is a two-stroke, single cylinder NAGL. The engine is mounted beneath the glider's keel tube, with the exhaust system facing forward and driving a large {{convert|2.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} propeller via an extension shaft. The large diameter propeller makes for quiet operations, including on takeoff. The fuel tank capacity is {{convert|5|L}}, with {{convert|9|L}} optional.
The preferred launch and landing position is prone, with the pilot relying on wheels on the control bar and a short trolley with wheels supporting the pilot's feet and pod. Foot launching is also possible.
In reviewing the aircraft, Rene Coulon noted that the NAGL is "a very original design".
Specifications (NAGL)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.dhv.de/db2/image.php?img=odbfiles/cl/2010-12/a113353.jpg&title=Sonstiges+/+Nagl+System,+alternative+zum+Mosquito+oder+Minimum Photo of a NAGL]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kil6tqLs9A Video of NAGL take-off]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnTqWiCYG9U Video of NAGL landing]
Category:2000s Austrian ultralight aircraft