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.

See also

• Rogallo wing

External links

• http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Movie/Parawing/HTML/EM-0069-01.html
• http://soaringflight1.tripod.com/historia_del_ala_delta.htm

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