 In 1960 UK's pioneer Tony Prentice at age 13 constructed and jumped an airframed multi-tether para-glider hang glider. His hang glider career continues into 2012. The term "paraglider" continues strongly in patents, engineering, commerce, and sport for gliding kite systems that have or have not booms in their wings; the driving payload mass is held by kite lines between the wing set and the resistive set (payload here, perhaps goods and/or people.) |
Airframed Multi-tether Para Gliders
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