hang-glider
Fabric wing craft
A hang-glider is an unpowered aircraft consisting of a fabric wing stretched over a frame, from which the pilot hangs in a harness and steers by shifting body weight.
The term also refers to the person flying one: The hang-gliders circled lazily above the cliff.
Also spelled hang glider.
Rising effortlessly upward
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- ascentUpward movement
descent · drift · hover · circle · banking · turn · airspace · sky
One who steers aircraft
- wingLimb enabling flight
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- A-frameTriangular building structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
sail · keel · crossbar · carabiner · variometer · altimeter · helmet · launch
Risky exciting undertaking
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
competition · cross-country · aerobatics · tandem · instructor · certification · rating · site
Ascend to heights
- unboundNot tied down
- weightlessHaving no heft
- bird's-eyeView from high above
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
serenity · escape · exhilaration · liberating · vast · limitless · peaceful · meditative
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
ascent · descent · drift · hover · circle · banking · turn · airspace · sky · clouds
pilot
One who steers aircraft
airframe · sail · keel · crossbar · carabiner · variometer · altimeter · helmet · launch · landing
adventure
Risky exciting undertaking
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- extremeFurthest from moderate
recreation · competition · cross-country · aerobatics · tandem · instructor · certification · rating · site · task
soar
Ascend to heights
- unboundNot tied down
- weightlessHaving no heft
- bird's-eyeView from high above
panorama · serenity · escape · exhilaration · liberating · vast · limitless · peaceful · meditative · solitude
hang-gliderparachute
Drag-creating descent device
skydiver · free-fall · base jumper · bungee jumper · stone
hang, glide, hanging, hanger, glider, gliding, hangers, gliders, hang-gliding