Patents Assigned to Arthur Sydney Herbert
  • Hang glider flight simulator
    Patent number: 4355982
    Abstract: A hang glider flight simulator wherein a pilot is is suspended from a harness. A control apparatus for maneuvering the suspended pilot simulates movements occurring during hang gliding. A visual display is positioned to be viewed by the pilot. The maneuvering apparatus is synchronized with the visual display so that the simulated movements correspond to images being displayed. The simulator allows persons learning to fly hang gliders to do so without the risk involved in actual flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: Arthur Sydney Herbert
    Inventor: Christopher James