"The Mitchell Wing B-10, The choice of George Worthington and his Owens Valley World Records.
Vern Tanner was the astounding craftsman that built this example way back in 1978 (Two of the shots are from his first high flight in Cawston, near Keremeos BC). Foot launched, 3 axis control, flying wing built primarily of Wood and fabric… Old School composites!"
Vern apparently was living in Lumby BC for a while, but the glider came to an end after a failed take off crash on the old launch site at Coopers Ridge, near Bolean. Vern later moved to Vancouver, and Randy Rauck could tell you more about him.
Vern apparently was living in Lumby BC for a while, but the glider came to an end after a failed take off crash on the old launch site at Coopers Ridge, near Bolean. Vern later moved to Vancouver, and Randy Rauck could tell you more about him.
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| Vern at the training hill |
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| Waiting to launch |
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| Vern launching at Cawsten |
The Mitchell Wing B-10 designed by a California based homebuilt Aircraft designer named Don Mitchell. It used a wing profile similar to that in the renowned Douglas DC-3 Aircraft.
George Worthington was a retired US Navy fighter pilot that had also flown sailplanes. He took up flying hang gliders in retirement, then took his Mitchell wing on a successful hunt for world distance records in hang gliding, setting four of them in the years between 1977 and 1980. If you're interested, here they are:
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