WWRA
World Wing Running
Association ... open and free associating is
invited.
Anyone at any age or make in any nation may consider themselves a wing runner
(virtual, actual, potential, master, dreamer, etc.). Joining is by
way of self affirmation privately or publicly.
Share your wing-running experiences, notes, designs, safety-critical
information, etc.
An interesting item about Sir George Cayley in the RAeS
news letter:
http://tinyurl.com/SirGeorgeCayleyNOTEBOOKSetc
It shows that Cayley referred to gliding as skimming which is
how I describe it below and of course the early HG publication
"Ground Skimmer". ~ARP
The point where a glider takes to the air is
the most thrilling part of any flight.
The next is coming in to land.
Testing new designs in ground-skimming mode is great fun.
As a young boy I imagined that the plants in the garden were
trees,
and I was able to fly over them in my mind. I still dream of such
things.
~ Tony [aka, ARP, May
30, 2012]
Members
who freely choose to announce their membership. Anyone at any age or make
in any nation may consider themselves a wing runner
(virtual, actual, potential, master, dreamer, etc.). Joining is by
way of self affirmation privately or publicly. Do you wing run for
itself or for a further purpose?
Types of wings used in WR (actual, virtual, fictional, potential).
Design, build, buy, maintain, inspect, plans, etc.
The types of interconnections of wings with the wing runner.
Design, build, buy, maintain, inspect, plans, etc.
Safety-critical matters for WR.
Specialized training for the running style best fitting some particular
form of WR.
WING
RUNNER COURSE for those assisting in sailplane launches (a
similar course might be created for each type of wing running)
WWRA proposes an AWES sector. Wing runners may don or loft wings
that have rotating parts that drive the shaft of generators. In calm
airs, the running would rotate the wing parts for electricity
generation; running speed could be less when running a wing into the
wind.
A little faster walk ... almost a slow run:
Windrider's Wind Rider ground
effect walkalone glider Do you yet see some WR
challenges? Running-sprint with a hat that gives form to a slope
lift for a gliding wing? Challenge of control during the sprint?
