Hang gliding

History of hang gliding

Mike Markowski launching his Eagle III
Art based on a photo of Mike Markowski launching his Eagle III in 1974

This page consists of the following main sections:
Chronology
Related topics menus: Kind of like an index to related material
Manufacturers
Miscellaneous

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Chronology

Art based on a photo by Bettina Gray of Bill Liscomb partly eclipsing the moon with his Sun
Bill Liscomb partly eclipsing the moon with his Sun in 1975. Photo by Bettina Gray.

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Art based on a photo by Bettina Gray of Dave Cronk landing an Eipper Cumulus with sail painted by Medij in 1975
Dave Cronk landing an Eipper Cumulus with sail painted by Medij in 1975. Photo by Bettina Gray. See Hang glider sail art.

This section constitutes a mini index. Most of these links go to pages dedicated to a subject. Each such page — a related topics menu — contains a list of links to applicable material throughout the main hang gliding pages. However, some links here go direct to applicable items where there are only one or two.

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Manufacturers

Gerard Thevenot in 1983 or 1984
Gerard Thevenot of La Mouette at an aero-tow gathering in the USA in 1983 or early 1984. Photo by Dan Johnson.

See also the Related topics menus and Miscellaneous lists on this page for links to material about individual designers who were not primarily manufacturers in their own right.

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Miscellaneous

Paresev (paraglider research vehicle) in 1968
Paresev (paraglider research vehicle) in 1968. See Space flight and hang gliding.

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About the author on Brave guys and beautiful dolls. (This web site started out as part of Brave guys and beautiful dolls, itself derived from earlier web sites by the same author.)

University of Lowell Hang Gliding Club Collection