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 HISTORY MEGA MANTA
PROGRESSION OF THE LAUNCHER'S DESIGN

 


THE MEGA MANTA 9 FOOT SINGLE MOTOR 
NEEDED A TALL
PEDDLE LAUNCHER WITH 100 FEET OF BUNGEE AT FIRST

 
THE PEDDLE RELEASE AND 5/8 BUNGEE LAUNCHING SYSTEM WITH TALL STAND
WORKED WELL, BUT NEEDED A LITTLE EXTRA PIZZAZZ  

CONSTRUCTION OF THE 9 FOOT WING

HAY THIS IS TO BIG TO BE LAUNCHED BY ONE GUY

  
9 FOOT MEGA MANTA NEEDS TWO OR MORE GROUND CREWMEN 

GROUND LEVEL PEDDLE LAUNCHER W 100FT BUNGEE
 THE BUNGEE DID NOT HAVE THE OOMPH 
FOR 9 FOOT MEGA MANTA REACH FLYING SPEED
   
TWO GROUND CREW & BUNGEE LAUNCH WORKED BUT IT NEEDS A LITTLE WORK
ANDREAS AND MICHAEL WERE NEED,
 BUT A SINGLE PILOT OPERATION WAS
NOW TARGET FOR DESIGN 

 

THE PEDDLE LAUNCHER MODIFIED WAS THE NEXT STEP TO LAUNCHING A 9FT WING

 

 

 

THE PEDDLE LAUNCHER MODIFIED WITH 100FT BUNGEE  WORKS WELL WITH ONE MAN LAUNCH 
HOWEVER SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE TALL  PEDDLE/BUNGEE LAUNCHER

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9aiv0dy59ik5dyd/Delta_Wing.mp4?dl=0

 ANSWER TO LAUNCHING USES  A CROSSBOW 
AND BUNGEE
WITH A COMPOUND PULLEY SYSTEM 


  

9 FOOT WING LAUNCHED 115 OZ

9 FOOT MEGA MANTA
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THE LIGHTER 6 FOOT MEGA MANTA LAUNCHED VERY WELL

THE HYBRID VERSION WITH BOTH CROSSBOW AND COMPOUND 
PULLEY BUNGEE SYSTEM
DID THE JOB AND DESIRED LAUNCH NEEDS FOR THE NEW TWIN
COMING SOON  

    


THE LIGHTER 6 FOOT MEGA MANTA HAS A NEW
 OUTER FILM COATING USING SIGN VINYL 
AS THIS WING IS ALMOST 18 YEARS OLD
THE ABOVE LAUNCH WAS ON EASTER SUNDAY

   

  

VERSATILITY ADJUSTABLE TABLE LEGS (PAT. 4686910 ) WAS ADDED CAPPING
OFF A SYSTEM WITH THE PIZZAZZ 

 

SEE THE STEP BY STEP LAUNCH 

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