Kiceniuk Icarus II swept-wing biplane hang-glider

Powered hang gliders like this Easy Riser attended in greater numbers than ever before.

Mr Taras Kiceniuk Jr beginning a short flight in the Icarus II hang-glider from a hillside near Riverside, California

Mr Taras Kiceniuk Jr, in first World War flying suit, at the start of a flight from Mt Palomar in the Icarus V monoplane hang-glider