I ran across this google book review of fictional “China Attacks� By Steven W. Mosher, Chuck DeVore and thought I would post it here as it would be the most amazing hang glider event ever in the history of the sport. Despite the obvious drawback with the enslavement of 23 million people by a brutal communist dictator ship and any loss of life from an event of this scale, the repercussions would bring hang gliding to a new level of acceptance and affordability. The author points out the Chinese can build a hang glider and powered harness (scooter motor) for $500 total where in the U.S. the price is $10,000.
http://books.google.com/books?id=grRhPH ... e0_hcNxclE
That links to page 264. You might want to back it up to page 262 to read from there on to get the whole hang gliding part that’s available online.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images ... ooks&img=0
Book cover at Amazon.com
Just as the Gettysburg battle is reenacted, so too could be the flight over the 100-mile Taiwan Strait with thousands of participants gathering every year to make the flight.
Even with a week to think about this I still cannot imagine the sight of 10,000 hang gliders approaching the beach in a massive formation.
Doug
