Home (Hang gliding)
Home  
 
 
Home » Aviation » Hang gliding


 

Hang gliding

Aviation HandoffHangar

Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminum or composite frame with a fabric wing.

 


BHPA - British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.
Bleed air - Hot compressed air taken from turbine engines.
BMAA - British Microlight Aircraft Association.

Fixed Wing-Aeroplane
Microlights
Parascending And Hang Gliding
Rotary: Helicopter ...

Crossville, TN 38557 1-615-484-5137 USHGA United States Hang Gliding Association [POB 8300 Colo Springs CO 80933] Airspace Changes to the U.S. Airspace system were instituted on 9/16/93; the changes are primarily nomenclature, as shown below.

See also: Flight, Gliding, Aircraft, Pilot, Power