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paraglider|ˈpærəglaɪdə(r)|
[f. para-3 + glider.]
A large kite-like structure composed of two flexible triangular sections joined side by side, and designed to glide with a passive load or with a pilot to control its flight.
Whether this is the sense in quot. 1942 is uncertain.
1942A. M. Low Parachutes 223 There have been occasions when Russian pilots with their machines damaged have dived them straight on to their targets. No real importance attaches to these ‘human bombs’... Para⁓gliders released from aircraft may prove quite another story. 1960F. M. Rogallo et al. Prelim. Investigation of Paraglider (NASA TN D-443) 4 In evaluating the para⁓glider concept in a practical application as a reentry vehicle, calculations were made by using equations of motion involving two degrees of freedom. Ibid. 8 The results of this study indicate that this flexible-lifting-surface concept may provide a lightweight controllable para⁓glider for manned space vehicles. 1961Flight LXXX. 651/2 There are two recovery systems that are now being seriously considered for application to the Saturn system—the Rogallo or paraglider wing, and the parachute recovery. 1966[see low-altitude s.v. low a. 20]. 1973Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 3 May 1/7 A 27-year-old father of three was killed Wednesday when his light⁓weight para-glider plunged 200 feet to the ground.
▸ A wide parachute-like canopy used in paragliding.
1971B. Sellick Parachutes & Parachuting i. 26 (caption) Steve Snyder flys [sic] his Para-Plane, a ram-inflated paraglider that looks more like a flying mattress than a parachute. 1985W. Tench Safety is no Accident 29 In the USA something like 4000 accidents occur each year. These numbers exclude accidents to gliders, hang gliders, microlight aircraft, para-gliders and other activities associated with sporting aviation. 1994Enroute (Air Canada) Nov. 45/1 If you're in the mood for an extra thrill, you can go paragliding on the side of Blackcomb (you strap on a parachute-like paraglider and ski until you achieve takeoff). 1998Sports in Sky May 12/1 Keeping your head clear to make decisions about your flight without worrying about whether your paraglider will fold up in the next thermal, is far more desirable than an extra point advantage on glide.
▸ A person who engages in paragliding.
1985People (Nexis) 30 Sept. 34 Ranier is said to be upset because the young man is a hired boatman who tows waterskiers and paragliders. 1991M. Gray First Fifty 135 People above them launch themselves off cliffs, strapped to a parachute. These are paragliders; mad fools who climb to the top of Munros and jump off. 1994Beautiful Brit. Columbia Spring (Traveller section) 15/1 The paraglider is fitted with a backpack parachute weighing about six kilograms, and is launched into flight by skiing down a slope. 2001Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 12 July Her bravery and skill at the recent international games in Andalucia, southern Spain, resulted in her being ranked 13th woman paraglider in the world. |