Ultralight aircraft in the United States are not considered to be light-sport aircraft, are not regulated as aircraft, and are exempt from aircraft rules by the FAA. Instead, they are treated as power
Pterodactyl Ascender ultralight vehicle
An Ultraflight Lazair
Sorrell Hiperlight
Eipper Quicksilver
Lawnchair Larry flight
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On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 fee
Ultralight aircraft in the United States
…weight-shift planes, very light rotorcraft, balloons, hang gliders, PPGs, or whatever contraption is used to take flight. A lawnchair like that of the Lawnchair Larry flight is lighter than 155 pounds and thus qualifies as an unpowered FAR-103 Ultralight, if the user finds reliable means to stay away from the path of aircraft…
Cluster ballooning was inspired by Larry Walters's experience, although his was not the first.