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Francis
Rogallo, father of Hang Gliding.
Those
in the hang gliding community are all familiar with
famous inventor and flight enthusiast, Francis M.
Rogallo.His research was the primary impetus behind the
birth of the modern sport of hang gliding.
With
a passion for flight and the unique vision of flexible
wing, Francis Rogallo began his work in the 1940's
.Working as an aeronautical engineer in Hampton,Virginia
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Later,
as the space race intensified,NASA began to look into various forms of flight,
including Rogallo's wing. Never claiming the rights to the patent he held,
Rogallo allowed his flex wing design to be used royalty free, in hopes that
NASA would benefit from its use.By the 1960's , NASA had lost interest in the
idea
However
, Rogallo's invention soon found its niche in the sport of hang gliding , wich
was closer to what he had hoped for all long.
Now
we honor him as the father of hang gliding.
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