Flexible Wings: Birth of Hang Gliding

Birth of Hang Gliding

Humans from the beginning have longed to fly like a Bird. Many tales and ancient sketching portray man's dream to fly like birds. The development and progress of aviation was too fast for the increasing interest in powered flight. Most people like the Wright Brothers learned flying skills on hang gliders, but aimed their focus on powered flight to fulfill their desire for human flight. Hang gliding therefore did not emerge until the 1960's.

The development of Francis Rogallo's "Rogallo wing" was a NASA project for a possible recovery system for spacecraft. Rogallo started working on his design called Flexible Wings back in 1940's to fulfill his desire to fly with a low cost vehicle that anyone could use to fly. Here's a interview put forward on YouTube by NASA Destination Tomorrow:



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