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Flying Flea Rally in Belgium (1996)

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cluttonfred

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Here is a neat clip posted in 2011 but actually showing a 1996 rally hosted by the RSAB (Belgian equivalent of the EAA) for Mignet Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea) types and related designs. The quality is not exactly HD, but it does show some interesting types on the ground and in the air.



Of particular interest in light of some recent threads is the tiny François Butterfly microlight developed from a foot-launched glider -- see https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/...orcycle-air-aircraft-class-15.html#post290323 -- and visible on the ground in the clip from 1:00 to 1:32 and in the air from 2:47 to the end of the clip. The gentleman seated at the table chatting with participants is the late Pierre Mignet, Henri's son.

Cheers,

Matthew
 
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