09/07/97
Wills Wing President Rob Kells Wins Morningside Glide Angle Contest on Fusion 150
Flying in what were described as excellent conditions for the 9th annual running of the event, Rob Kells took first place on a Fusion 150 with an average glide ratio of 15.07:1!   He even beat the Class II Exxtacy rigid wing on the second day.  WW pilots John Szarek and Bob Bolukas placed 3rd and 4th on their Fusions, clearly showing the superiority of the Fusion. More at the Morningside website http://flymorningside.kittyhawk.com.

08/04/97
Luis and Carlos Rizo Take Top 2 Places in 1997 Colombian Nationals
On August 4, Luis set a new national distance record and flew 160 Km (100 miles) from Roldanillo (Valle del Cauca) to Caloto (Cauca) with the Fusion 150. Carlos flew 134 Km and Mauricio 126 Km. Fusion is the only glider in Colombia to fly more the 100 miles and more WW gliders crossed the 100 Km barrier than any other brand.
Luis won four out of seven days and Carlos won one day with Fusions.

07/27/97
Chris Arai Wins U.S. National Championships Flying a Fusion 150
Chris Arai, who is having his best year of competition ever, seized first place in the 97 Nats and held on to it all the way through the 7 rounds, winning 3, and landing in the top 10 all rounds but 1. Mark Bennett joined Chris in the top 5 with some very consistent flying. Luis Fernando Rizo, The Columbian National Champion, placed 12th in his first comp with a Fusion, and rookie Kelly Harrison’s 16th place finish was impressive for a first attempt at the Nats. Congratulations to all of Team Wills Wing for a fine U.S. Nationals.

07/09/97
Technical Bulletins Issued and Updated
Four technical bulletins have been issued, regarding our early parachute swivels, Falcon and XC crossbar center hardware, Reflex Bridle adjustment on older gliders, and the Fusion hang system. These bulletins are available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format via our Tech Bulletins Section. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.
We encourage all pilots flying our gliders to familiarize themselves with these bulletins and to verify that their gliders have been modified or inspected as needed.

07/01/97
Chris Arai Wins at King Mountain, Fusion 150 Dominates
1st Chris Arai – Fusion
2nd Jim Lee – Fusion
5th Chris Muller – Fusion
7th Shannon Raby – Fusion

And in an excellent finish against a tough field
9th Bruce Barmakian – XC 155
Congratulations one and all!

06/17/97
Jim Lee Wins Sandia Classic on WW Fusion 150
Chris Arai and Jim Lee were first and second going into the last day of the Sandia competition. Chris got stuck low on course and ended up in fourth place overall. Jim won the day with a blazing time over the 41 mile course of 55 minutes, for an average speed of 44.9 miles per hour!

05/08/97
Pete Lehmann Conquers Appalachians on Fusion 150
[via email from Pete] I figure you might want to know that yesterday I flew 182 miles from Templeton (my Pittsburgh home site) to near Bel Air, MD. The most noteworthy thing about the flight was that it is the first flight (with my buddy Larry Huffman who landed at 141 miles) to ever traverse the entire Appalachian Mountain chain. That, and the fact that it is, I believe, the longest flight east of the Mississippi.
What an astonishingly rich flight.
Pete
Congratulations Pete!

04/30/97
Fusion 150 Certified and In Production
The Fusion 150 demo fleet will be shipped to dealers in May. We will begin filling customer orders in June. The Fusion comes complete with a folding speedbar, choice of custom colors, streamlined downtubes, and a 240 HTP trailing edge. Retail price is $5975 (price has since been reduced), Deposit $2000.
The available sail patterns are: a one color bottom surface, a two color split bottom surface (front and back), or an asymmetric bottom surface with a “WW” logo (similar to XC Asymmetric).