listing placed 15 March 2014 United Kingdom

Gemini Striker microlight with Trailer

gemini striker ?2750,00ono

very rare flying machine in excellent condition, genuine reasons for sale, all enquires ring anthony on 07447899930
Details:
Prior to the development of their own wing, the Flash, Mainair relied upon the wings produced by other companies such as Southdown and Flexiform to mate to their trike units. Derived originally from the Mainair Tri-Flyer striker, the Gemini Striker is a combination of the newer Gemini Trike unit from Mainair (usually with a Robin 440cc engine) coupled with the Dual Striker wing from Flexiform. The trike was virtually identical to that which was used for Mainairs own wing the Flash, but the Striker wing (also known as the sealander) was radically different from todays wings. Instead of the usual way of providing tension to the wing by drawing back cross tubes (usually by a pulley mechanism accessed through the rear of the keel), the Striker instead pulled the leading-edges tubes forward using a bowsprit which extends form the nose of the wing and was connected to the leading edge tubes by 4 cables. This unique design produced a considerable weight saving from the cross-tubes used on conventional wings. The sweep-angle of the wing was also much less than that of other wings of that time. The Gemini Striker offered respectable performance - even by todays standards and was a delightful wing to fly although ground handling wasn't particularly easy due to the 'loose' nature of the sail cloth. The loose sail allowed 'billow shift' which provides a servo action making the wing much lighter in roll. This billowing of the sail also produced a large amount of dihedral and tip washout. In fact, the Striker is one of the few wings which will return to straight and level flight of its own accord - even out of a steep bank. The Striker wing didn't have very good high speed glide properties and if you pulled the bar in on finals, the wing descended quite rapidly. The advantage of this was the ability to put a Striker into a small field which you may find difficult in other aircraft due to floating-on.