NASA Paresev, a Rogallo flexible wing tested by NASA for spacecraft landing research.
The Rogallo wing is a flexible type of wing. In 1948, Francis Rogallo, a NASA engineer, and his wife Gertrude Rogallo, invented a self-inflating flexible wing they called the Parawing, also known after them as the "Rogallo Wing" and flexible wing.[1] NASA considered Rogallo's flexible wing as an alternative recovery system for the Mercury and Gemini space capsules, and for possible use in other spacecraft landings, but the idea was dropped from Gemini in 1964 in favor of conventional parachutes.
^"Rogallo Wing -the story told by NASA". History.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
The Rogallowing is a flexible type of wing. In 1948, Francis Rogallo, a NASA engineer, and his wife Gertrude Rogallo, invented a self-inflating flexible...
Rogallo's flexible wing and subsequent development by the Paresev engineering team's innovations and then others. On 1948, engineer Francis Rogallo invented...
speed scale, the Rogallo flexible wing proved a practical design for the hang glider and other ultralight aircraft. The delta wing form has unique aerodynamic...
reduced to drumstick-shaped halteres In 1948, Francis Rogallo invented a kite-like tensile wing supported by inflated or rigid struts, which ushered in...
Together with his wife, he is credited with the invention of the Rogallowing, or "flexible wing", a precursor to the modern hang glider and paraglider. His...
ring-shaped - are uncommon. Sport parachuting has experimented with the Rogallowing, among other shapes and forms. These were usually an attempt to increase...
and ultralight aircraft designs, with such types as the delta-shaped Rogallowing and the fully collapsible paraglider. More recently, the advent of high-strength...
called the Rogallowing with the intent of possibly implementing the design as a recovery system for the Gemini space capsules. The wing's simplicity...
kite-parachute studies by NASA engineer Francis Rogallo. Between 1961 and 1965 the ability of the Rogallowing (also called "Parawing") to descend a payload...
glider. On 23 November 1948, Francis Rogallo and Gertrude Rogallo applied for a kite patent for a fully flexible kited wing with approved claims for its stiffenings...
shape based on the Rogallowing, with two lines for control. Another common configuration is a W-shaped panel based on the Hadzicki wing, with four lines...
kites. The best known design is the NASA Parawing or NPW. For more, see rogallowing. This is a very simple kite with mixed performance. It has excellent...
backwards or forwards. The delta wing is a triangle shape that may be used for several reasons. As a flexible Rogallowing, it allows a stable shape under...
wind pressure to maintain the aerofoil shape. Common types include the Rogallowing, parafoil and most kites. An otherwise rigid structure may be designed...
developed. These included Eddy's tailless diamond, the tetrahedral kite, the Rogallowing, the sled kite, the parafoil, and power kites. Kites were used for scientific...
Octave Chanute Award for 1966 for his participation in demonstrating the Rogallowing as a feasible land landing system for returning space vehicles and astronauts...
originally planned to have the Gemini spacecraft land on a runway with a Rogallowing airfoil, rather than an ocean landing under parachutes.[citation needed]...
training, particularly in when and how to deploy the parachute system. Rogallowing "Flying Icon's A5 LSA seaplane". General Aviation News. Retrieved May...
triangular slots or strakes. It strongly resembles a paper airplane or rogallowing. The correct angle of attack would become increasingly precise at higher...
results in the sail conforming a conic section, identical to half of the Rogallowing commonly found in kites and hang gliders. The modern lateen is often...
inventor, builder and pilot of the first hang glider based on the Rogallowing or flexible wing. Palmer also designed, built and flew the first weight-shift...
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