{{Short description|1970s Austrian human-powered aircraft}}

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The '''Malliga 2''' human powered aircraft was the project of Horst Josef Malliga, and was developed from his ''Malliga 1'' design.

During the winter of 1971–72, the ''Malliga 1'' craft was modified in order to achieve improved performance. Changes were made to the wingplan; the span was increased to 26 m (85 ft 10 in), with the new outer portions of the wing having both taper and dihedral. Lateral control was now achieved by the use of conventional ailerons. Other changes included raising the position of the propeller and increasing its diameter to 2.75 m (9 ft), which was as much as the existing twin-boom configuration would allow for.

The nomenclature to distinguish between the two iterations of Malliga's craft was not noted by contemporary English-language articles, but has been by subsequent Austrian references.<ref name=Keimel/>

In 1972, an initial attempt to fly failed, due to inaccurate rigging of flying wires. This was corrected, and the craft later managed to achieve flights of up to 600&nbsp;m (1,950&nbsp;ft).<ref name=Keimel/><ref name=JAWA/><ref name=Sherwin/>

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==See also== *SUMPAC *HMPAC Puffin *List of human-powered aircraft

==References== <references>

<ref name=JAWA>{{cite book |editor-last1=Taylor |editor-first1=John W. R. |date=1973 |title=Jane's all the world's aircraft 1973-74 |location=London |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |page=12 <!-- or pages= -->|isbn=0354001175|url=https://archive.org/details/janesallworldsai0000unse_n7f5/page/12/mode/1up|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

<ref name=Sherwin>{{Cite book |last=Sherwin |first=Keith |author-link=Keith Sherwin |title=To fly like a bird: The story of man-powered aircraft |publisher=Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Limited |year=1976 |isbn=0561002835 |location=Folkestone, England |pages=73–77 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name=Keimel>{{cite book |last=Keimel |first=Reinhard|date=2003 |title=Luftfahrzeugbau in Österreich von den anfängen bis zur gegenwart : Enzyklopädie|location=Oberhaching, Germany|publisher=Aviatic-Verlag|page=57 <!-- or pages= -->|language=DE|isbn=3925505784}}</ref>

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{{Horst Josef Malliga aircraft}}

Category:Human-powered aircraft Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1972 Category:Pusher aircraft Category:Twin-boom aircraft Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft Category:1970s Austrian civil aircraft Category:Aircraft with fixed bicycle landing gear