At 06:06 11 July 2007, Nyal Williams wrote:
6'10'? 255lbs? What are the load limits for this
glider?
Genesis Flight Manual, Section 2.9
The Genesis 2 glider is a single seat aircraft. Unless
lead trim weights are used the cockpit load is limited
to the following range: 154 lbs. to 242 lbs. (70 kg
to 110 kg)

While also staying within the other parameters, Max.
TO
weight without water ballast: 807 lbs., Max. weight
of all
non-lifting parts: 531 lbs., you could get up to 255
- 260.

Still, the Genesis 2 wing, assuming a 310 lb. load
(260 pilot and 50 gear), was tested to 19g. before
breaking.
There was discussion that perhaps the test fixture
failed,
concentrating the force and causing the wing to snap.
I can
imagine that, given the unique shape of the Genesis
wing and
the fact that most glider wings will fail at 10 to
12g, rolling or
twisting forces could have occurred causing the spar
to break
at 'only' 19g. Perhaps that explains why the Genesis
2 in the
video had no damage to the wing.