{"id":1136,"date":"2019-12-09T22:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T05:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1136"},"modified":"2019-12-30T10:14:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:14:41","slug":"pacific-airwave-kiss","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/pacific-airwave-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Airwave Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pacific Airwave Model 89 Magic Kiss<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pacific-Airwave-Kiss.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pacific-Airwave-Kiss.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Pacific Airwave Model 89 Magic Kiss\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pacific Airwave\u2019s K-series of gliders are high performance hang-gliders intended for use in competitions.\u00a0 In 1989, the year the Magic Kiss was released, pilots flying them won the European, World, and Women\u2019s Hang Gliding Championships.\u00a0 The same year Kevin Christoperson set the then world record for distance in a hang glider of 287.5 miles.\u00a0 The K-series gliders dominated the California Coastal Races in the early 1990s as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>34 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>154 ft 6 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Sail Area<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>67 lbs<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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