Eve is another story: onetime dancer, air hostess, glider pilot and all-around pistol.

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"The glider pilot, understandably due to the geometry of the incident, did not see either Tornado until after they had passed, " said the report.

BBC: Tornado

According to the manufacturer's literature this would have made the glider "somewhat more demanding of pilot skill to fly".

BBC: Glider crash site near Ashbourne

The report identified factors that "could have made it more difficult for the student pilot to control the hang glider".

BBC: Glider crash site near Ashbourne

Pilots control hang gliders by shifting their own body weight, but the investigation found the teenager weighed less than the recommended pilot weight range for the glider.

BBC: Glider crash site near Ashbourne

The final version of this vehicle, comprised of a large wing, pilot nacelle and double-skinned airfoil, was flown by cyclist and hang-glider Bryan Allen.

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