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Revision as of 08:12, 26 May 2016
Delta Kites, link Hang Gliders, are based on Rogallo's flexible wing. They are suitable for moderate breezes
- 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.
