Pilcher added bicycle wheels and a tow launch to his ‘Hawk’ for swifter starts, and more than 100 separate pieces of piano wire to hold the wings in shape. Many successful flights were made.
Percy Pilcher crashed and was killed in the Hawk on 2 October 1899.
First flight: 1896
Wing span: 7.1m / 23ft 4in
Length: 5.6m / 18ft 6 in
Weight: 23 kg / 50 lb
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