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Avian Hang Gliders
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The UK's only hang glider manufacturer. We build hang gliders from sky floaters to high performance competition wings and wings for sub-70 nanolight trikes.
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@rbairwell I inherited an osCommerce site and it's still ticking along ok. Not particularly flashy but works ok
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September 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@octothorpe unfortunately it's not simple! There's a lot of hand work and craftsmanship in CFRP and a lot of the time you need to design around the material, so your CAD design could well be impossible (or wildly impractical anyway) to make. It's something where the designer and the maker need […]
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mstdn.business
August 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@octothorpe there's good videos on the easycomposites website and YouTube channel for the kind of CFRP work you can practically do in a simple workshop. For ultimate performance you do need to postcure the resin, but for many applications you might not need the ultimate performance. I built my […]
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mstdn.business
August 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@octothorpe you can 3D print moulds very practically. For larger components it's best to 3D print male patterns that you then strike a composite tool from. For small items (such as the washout rod ends here) you can use the 3D printed mould directly we also […]

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August 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
@KrajciTom I remember @goatchurch talking about some sort of mapping software for coordinating local volunteers that he wrote....
August 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
@KrajciTom @Ali this kind of thing can be done with hang gliders, it lets you launch a glider higher with a shorter runway (as you don't have to start with the truck halfway down the runway already). Probably wouldn't work on a sailplane though as the airspeed needs to be so much higher […]
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mstdn.business
August 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@KrajciTom ok, Jeffco isn't one we have over here.
August 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@KrajciTom btw the previous reply to your post by mstdn.party is very obviously a scam (which I'm sure I didn't need to tell you anyway!)
August 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
@KrajciTom what resin system are you using?
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM