hang-gliders
Piloted fabric wings
Hang-gliders are lightweight, unpowered aircraft consisting of a fabric wing stretched over a frame, with the pilot suspended in a harness below.
The pilot controls direction by shifting body weight.
As a sport, hang-gliding offers a relatively accessible form of human flight: We watched hang-gliders launch from the cliff and soar over the valley.
Foot-launched aircraft with fabric wing
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- sailplaneEngineless soaring aircraft
- wingLimb enabling flight
- aerofoilLift-producing curved surface
airframe · harness · keel · crossbar · battens · tandem · aviation · pilot
Rising effortlessly upward
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
drift · ascend · descent · airflow · currents · hover · float · climb
Emergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- daringAdventurous courage
- riskPossibility of harm
challenge · exhilaration · excitement · cliffside · cross-country · exploration · scenic · breathtaking
paraglider
Foot-launched aircraft with fabric wing
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- sailplaneEngineless soaring aircraft
- wingLimb enabling flight
aerofoil · airframe · harness · keel · crossbar · battens · tandem · aviation · pilot · aerodynamics
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
altitude · drift · ascend · descent · airflow · currents · hover · float · climb · airspeed
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
risk · challenge · exhilaration · excitement · cliffside · cross-country · exploration · scenic · breathtaking · freedom
cliff
Vertical rock wall
dune · coastal · Interlaken · Rio · windsock
hang-glidersparachutes
Descent-slowing fabric devices
balloons · hot air balloons · blimps · helicopters · rockets
hang, glider, hangs, hung, hanging, hanger, hangers, hangings, overhang