The paraglider

The paraglider is an aircraft derived from the parachute, allowing the practice of free flying or paramotor. Nowadays, its use, which is a hobby and a sport, skydiving is independent and is closer to other practices of air sports such as gliding or (very close) hang gliding. The mini paraglider further expands the possibilities of practice.

History

The history of paragliding begins in 1965 with the development of Sailwing by Dave Barish1. He called this new discipline slope soaring (slope soaring). Along with this invention, Domina Jalbert creates a parachute coffered he sees as the replacement for the parabolic parachute: the parafoil. This concept evolves into a free fall but left it to the concepts of paragliding and double surface caissons. Dave Barish and Dan Poynter place between 1966 and 1968 demonstrations of slope soaring on a ski jumping hill, then go on tour in the ski resorts. Some climbers are becoming interested in this practice, seeing it as a quick and efficient way to descend after a ascension. In 1971, Steve Snyder markets in? the United States, the first paraglider under the name boxes Paraplane and it was in 1972 that found the first paraglider of its kind in France Parachuting Championships.

In late 1970 there will be more than what type of sailing in these Championships. In Europe, a Swiss and a German Andreas Kuhn Dieter Strassilla, use a parachute box type ?wing? and transform it by extending the risers, to create ?lift? of skiing, and downhill ?slope soaring?. This is the beginning of paragliding in Europe, Andreas invented a ?speed bar? that with a single attachment point, allowing the driver to always be ?centered? in its veil, taken over by this invention and kitesurfing.

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