Skyboard
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Skyboard is a one- person glider that offers a highly manoeuvrable alternative to skydiving: Invented by New Zealander Bob Harris, the Skyboard is a 2.3m long capsule, in which a pilot lies face down with hands on controls that offer full flying functions. On being launched from between 10,000ft and 35,000 ft (from either a fixed wing aircraft or helicopter) Skyboard’s front and rear wings, and tail plane are electronically deployed. The pilot, using aileron and elevator control surfaces can then fly the glider before making a wheels-down or parachute-assisted landing.