Parawing
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Francis Rogallo invented the flexible, delta-shaped parawing in 1948 while working for NACA (the predecessor to NASA). Rogallo's wing was considered for use in the Gemini program, but the idea was dropped in 1964.[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Movie/Parawing/HTML/EM-0069-01.html
- http://soaringflight1.tripod.com/historia_del_ala_delta.htm
