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  2. Powered paragliding - Wikipedia

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    Powered parachutes typically use easier-to-manage but less efficient wings, have larger engines, are steered by foot and may be able to take along passengers. There are exceptions; a growing number of powered parachutes use elliptical wings, some use hand controls, and many are light, single-seat aircraft that meet FAA Part 103 requirements.

  3. NASA Paresev - Wikipedia

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    The NASA Paresev ("Paraglider Research Vehicle") was an experimental NASA glider aircraft based upon the kite-parachute studies by NASA engineer Francis Rogallo.. Between 1961 and 1965 the ability of the Rogallo wing (also called "Parawing") to descend a payload such as the Gemini space capsule safely from high altitude to ground was studied.

  4. Buckeye Eagle - Wikipedia

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    The Eagle has a conversion kit that allows exchanging the parachute wing for a hang glider-style wing to convert the aircraft into an ultralight trike. [ 1 ] With the parachute wing, the standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 50 hp (37 kW) engine is 300 ft (91 m) and the landing roll is 100 ft (30 m).

  5. Amazon plans to drop packages with parachutes from drones - AOL

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  6. Powered parachute - Wikipedia

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    A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as a powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight ...

  7. Speed flying and speed riding - Wikipedia

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    The speed glider flies at speeds of 20 to 95 mph versus a paraglider's 12 to 50 mph. [9] It also shares characteristics with a ram-air parachute . It differs, however, because it is much lighter, more maneuverable, doesn't have a pilot chute or slider , and is not suitable for arresting free falls.

  8. Paragliding - Wikipedia

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    For comparison, a typical skydiving parachute will achieve about 3:1 glide. A hang glider ranges from 9.5 for recreational wings to about 16.5 for modern competition models. An idling (gliding) Cessna 152 light aircraft will achieve 9:1. Some sailplanes can achieve a glide ratio of up to 72:1.

  9. Franz Reichelt - Wikipedia

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    Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 – 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt [1] or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [2] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.

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