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Delta Kites, link Hang Gliders, are based on Rogallo's flexible wing. They are suitable for moderate breezes


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  • Hang gliders are based on the flexible kite wing designed in 1948 by Francis Rogallo, a NASA aeronautical engineer and in 1958 further developed by him into the 'parawing', a structure-less kite used to enable spacecraft to land.


Richard Miller flying his 'Bamboo Butterfly' hang glider
Rogallo-wing hang glider
Parawing to retrieve Gemini space capsules
NASA's Paresev glider (Para Wing Research Vehicle)


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