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Paragliding is the
recreational and
competitive adventure sport of
flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched
glider aircraft with no rigid...
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motor (a paramotor)
which provides enough thrust to take off
using a
paraglider. It can be
launched in
still air, and on
level ground, by the
pilot alone—no...
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resorts (apparently
without great success). NASA
originated the term "
paraglider" in the
early 1960s, and ‘paragliding’ was
first used in the
early 1970s...
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generic name for the
harness and
propulsive portion of a
powered paraglider ("PPG").
There are two
basic types of paramotors: foot
launch and wheel...
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September 2002), also
known as the Fan Man, was an
American parachutist and
paraglider pilot known for his
appearances at
various sporting events. His most infamous...
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Paragliders (Sun
Paragliders) is a
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer based in Jaraguá do Sul and
founded by Ary
Carlos Pradi. The
company specializes...
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Italian paraglider Paolo Antoniazzi, a 66-year-old
retired Army general, died
after being sucked into a thunderstorm. In 2025
Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang...
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Dudek Paragliders (until 26 May 2006
called Dudek Paragliding) is a
Polish aircraft manufacturer based near
Bydgoszcz and
founded by
Piotr Dudek, Wojtek...
- They can be
soared in
strong laminar winds and
thermalled similar to
paragliders, and may also be
trimmed for a more
traditional speed flying descent...
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aircraft manufacturer based in London. The
company was
founded by
powered paraglider competition pilot and
light aircraft designer Mike Campbell-Jones in Wales...
