True or False: Hang gliders are powered air crafts.
Bonus 100 if you can tell me what they require to stay aloft.
False
Who was considered the father of Hang Gliding?
Francis Rogallo or Lenardo da Vince?
Francis Rogallo
True or False: You can attach a motor to a hang glider.
True
Which has lighter equipment and is more transportable? Hang Gliding or Paragliding
Paragliding
Who drew sketchings portraying his desire for human flight? Leonardo da Vinci or Regallo
Lenardo da Vinci
True or False: If the air is still, a hang glider will ascend!
False - It will descend!
Which are capable of faster speeds?
Paraglider or Hanglider?
Hanglider
Modern Hang Gliding and Paragliding both developed in part from technology created for what program?
A. NASA Space Program
B. The Wright Brothers Institute
C. Rogallo's Aeronautical Program
D. Flight School
A. NASA Space Program
What is the main force on a hang glider?
Gravity
Name one thing that hang gliders are made of:
Bonus 100 for each you name after 2
Aluminum or carbon fiber, stainless steel cable and Dacron
Who were the wright brothers?
They achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight!
The Flew the First Airplane successfully!
What is the cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade, or sail called?
Airfoil
What are the 3 key differences between hang gliding and paragliding?
Transport, Set-Up, Flight
What was the type of wing called that Rogallo developed in the late 40s that could be deployed like a parachute, could be steered and was inexpensive and easy to build?
Flexible Wing
A strong what must come through for a glider to gain altitude?
Gust, wind, breeze.