paraglider
Foot-launched flying wing
A paraglider is a lightweight, free-flying aircraft consisting of a fabric wing and harness.
The pilot launches from a slope or cliff, riding air currents to stay aloft.
Unlike a parachute, which only descends, a paraglider is designed for sustained flight and can travel considerable distances.
The word also refers to the person piloting one: Paragliders circled above the valley.
Overhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- risersUpright stair sections
- wingLimb enabling flight
- linesStrokes connecting two points
brakes · reserve · carabiners · helmet · altimeter · radio · cells · leading-edge
Pertaining to warmth
- updraftUpward air movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
convergence · rotor · turbulence · venturi · laminar · drag · airspeed · groundspeed
Set into motion
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- soarAscend to heights
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
cross-country · flare · kiting · inflation · spiral
One who steers aircraft
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- schoolPlace of instruction
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- P1First letter designation
clinic · competition · retrieve · driver
Absence of constraint
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- escapeFlight from captivity
exploration · wilderness · scenery · solo · tandem · expedition · journey · remote
Narrow raised strip
Dense, billowing cloud type
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- inversionReversal of position
- gustBrief wind surge
- pressureForce upon contact
temperature · humidity · overdevelopment · rain · front · airmass
canopy
Overhead protective covering
lines · brakes · reserve · carabiners · helmet · altimeter · radio · cells · leading-edge · suspension
thermal
Pertaining to warmth
convection · convergence · rotor · turbulence · venturi · laminar · drag · airspeed · groundspeed · headwind
launch
Set into motion
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- schoolPlace of instruction
- certificationAttestation of qualification
P1 · clinic · competition · retrieve · driver
freedom
Absence of constraint
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
escape · exploration · wilderness · scenery · solo · tandem · expedition · journey · remote · backcountry
ridge
Narrow raised strip
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- inversionReversal of position
- gustBrief wind surge
pressure · temperature · humidity · overdevelopment · rain · front · airmass
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- flying thingsairplane, bird, butterfly, helicopter, jet
- transportcanoe, kayak, raft, rowboat, helicopter
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- unpowered vehiclesbicycle, tricycle, unicycle, wheelchair, kayak
- wind-poweredwind turbine, windmill, sailboat, kite, sail
paragliderjet aircraft
Turbine-engine-propelled airplane
helicopter · jumbo jet · fighter jet · hot air balloon · rocket