Rogallo wing — in favor of using round parachutes.ConstructionA Rogallo wing is composed of two partial conic surfaces with both cones pointing forward. Slow Rogallo wings have wide, shallow cones. Fast subsonic and supersonic Rogallo wings have long, narrow… … Wikipedia
Rogallo — Parasev, Typ 1 Francis Melvin Rogallo (* 27. Januar 1912) ist ein Aerodynamiker, der durch die Entwicklung und Patentierung flexibler Tragflächen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg bekannt wurde. Während nach seinem bekanntesten Patent anfangs nur eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Francis Rogallo — (born January 27, 1912) earned an aeronautical engineering degree at Stanford, 1935, and is credited with the invention of the flexible wing . His full name Francis M. Rogallo or Francis Melvin Rogallo is used in the literature. His patents… … Wikipedia
Francis Rogallo — (Sanger, 27 janvier 1912 Outer Banks, 1er septembre 2009[1]) est un ingénieur aéronautique. Il a commencé sa carrière comme ingénieur au National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) en 1936. À la fin des années 1940 lors … Wikipédia en Français
Francis Rogallo — Parasev, Typ 1 Francis Melvin Rogallo (* 27. Januar 1912 in Sanger, Kalifornien; † 1. September [1] 2009 in Southern Shores, Dare County, North Carolina) war ein US amerikanischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
History of hang gliding — Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot launchable aircraft known as a hang glider. Typically, hang gliders are composed of an aluminium or composite framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness depending from the airframe, and… … Wikipedia
Powered hang glider — A foot launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller in pusher configuration. An ordinary hang glider is used for its wing and control frame … Wikipedia
hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider. [1970 75] * * * Sport of flying in unpowered aircraft that are light enough to be carried by the pilot. Takeoff is usually… … Universalium
Hang gliding — Hang glider launching from Mount Tamalpais … Wikipedia
Parapente — ► sustantivo masculino DEPORTES Modalidad de paracaidismo en el que el deportista se lanza desde una pendiente muy pronunciada y con el paracaídas desplegado para efectuar un descenso controlado. * * * parapente (del fr. «parapente», de… … Enciclopedia Universal
