The Swedish Aerosport Mosquito is a

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powered hang glider harness designed and produced b
Swedish Aerosport
and introduced in 1995.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-34. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 76. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The Mosquito was the power package that started renewed interest in the powered self-launching hang glider concept when it was introduced in 1995. The power package can be mated with a large number of modern hang glider wings. Ready to fly the complete aircraft features a cable-braced

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-style

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, weight-shift control set up, single-place accommodation, foot-launching and landing and a single engine in

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. The aircraft uses a standard hang glider wing, made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its wing covered in

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sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The engine is a lightweight,

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, single cylinder

Radne Raket 120 The Radne Raket 120 () is a lightweight single cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine used for powered hang gliders, paramotors and ultralight aircraft that is built by Radne Motor AB of Haninge, Sweden.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ...

of that produces power though a 3.5:1 belt reduction drive, with an extension shaft. Folding legs carry a large percentage of the unit's weights and protect the propeller during ground operations. The Mosquito is purchased as a complete harness assembly. The original Mosquito design was updated in 2001 as the ''Mosquito NRG'', which remained in production until 2022. The NRG incorporates a flat back plate, front opening, propeller brake, integrated controls and electric starting. Wings that are approved for the Mosquito include the

A-I-R Atos The A-I-R Atos is a German high-wing, single-place, rigid wing hang glider designed by Felix Ruehle and produced by A-I-R GmbH of Halblech.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 40. Pagefast ...

rigid wing th
Icaro Piuma
and the Aeros Discus M.

Specifications (Mosquito)

Image gallery

File:NRG parked.JPG, The harness attached to the glider when it is tethered nose down and into wind File:NRG and wheels.JPG, With full fuel the motorised harness weighs around 15 kg more than a standard hang gliding harness File:Mosquito A10.JPG, A Pegasus rigid wing hang glider with a Mosquito A10 harness, the model previous to the NRG File:Fun 160 keel modification.JPG, The tail section of the keel is removed to prevent conflict with the propeller.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.swedishaerosport.se/ 1990s Swedish ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Powered hang gliders