Space History Photo: The Birth of Hang Gliding - Space.com
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Space History Photo: The Birth of Hang Gliding Space.com You probably don't think of NASA and hang gliding together, but their histories are interwoven. In the early 1960s, during the Mercury space program, NASA studied the feasibility of using a steerable kite-like parawing as a replacement for parachutes ... |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:05:31 AM
The First Flyers, a 40 year hang gliding reunion at Cape Kiwanda - Tillamook Headlight Herald
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The First Flyers, a 40 year hang gliding reunion at Cape Kiwanda Tillamook Headlight Herald There were nearly 50 hang gliders from three states on the dune at Cape Kiwanda Saturday for the 40 Years of Oregon Hang Gliding Antique Glider Fly-In. It was a reunion for some and an introduction to the history of the sport for others, ... |
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Canadian Hang Gliding Pilot Swallows Memory Card After Fatal Hang Gliding Accident - ABC News
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 ABC News | Canadian Hang Gliding Pilot Swallows Memory Card After Fatal Hang Gliding Accident ABC News A Canadian hang gliding pilot whose passenger plummeted 1000 feet to her death is in police custody until a video camera memory card he swallowed passes through his digestive system. William Jon Orders, 50, has been charged with obstructing justice ... |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:05:31 AM
Kitesurfing devotee hails Olympic inclusion - Stuff.co.nz
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Kitesurfing devotee hails Olympic inclusion Stuff.co.nz English-born Taggart has a long history in air sports. "My dad started hang-gliding in 1973, when he was part of the armed forces, so I was always strapped to his back when I was a kid in the UK." Taggart's father, Jim, died hang-gliding when Taggart ... |
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Police say X-rays show memory card still inside hang-gliding pilot - Globe and Mail
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 Globe and Mail | Police say X-rays show memory card still inside hang-gliding pilot Globe and Mail In a bizarre twist to a tragic tale, the hang-glider pilot whose young passenger fell to her death over BC's Fraser Valley has been ordered to remain in custody while a memory card he's alleged to have swallowed passes through his body. |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:05:31 AM
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