title: Spengler HS3 Skikarus
text: # Spengler HS3 Skikarus
  
  The Spengler HS3 Skikarus is a Swiss one-man ski-glider (an early hang glider) designed and built by Hans Spengler in the 1960s. The Skikarus was a monoplane with a tail at the end of an open frame fuselage. The pilot hung from a harness at the front of the fuselage frame and wore a pair of skis for landing and takeoff. With a takeoff run downhill of between 10 and 20 metres (33 to 66 feet) it has flown distances between 200m and 1 km (655 to 32855 feet) with a maximum speed of 40 kmh (35 mph).
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 8.5 in)
  * Wingspan: 7.14 m (23 ft 6 in)
  * Empty weight: 33 kg (72.5 lb)
  