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parawing Aeronaut.|ˈpærəwɪŋ|
Also para wing.
[f. para-3 + wing n.]
A parachute device having a flat inflatable wing in place of the more usual umbrella, allowing greater manœuvrability.
1960R. L. Naeseth Exploratory Study of Parawing as High-Lift Device for Aircraft (NASA TN D-629) 1 A wind-tunnel investigation was made of the high-lift capabilities of two supersonic airplane configurations equipped with auxiliary parawings which are lightweight, stowable, fabric wings of parachute-like construction that may be used for take-off and landing. 1964Engineering 7 Feb. 237/1 All of these gliders make use of the fact that the parawing is simple and cheap enough to be expendable. 1966Guardian 12 May 14/5 Inflated triangular ‘parawings’ are being tested by the US army for possible use in place of parachutes. The parawing, which can be folded, packed and released like a parachute, inflates on opening into a flattened triangular dirigible that glides and maneuvres through the air. 1973D. Poynter Hang Gliding ii. 54 The idea of a limp para wing was presented to NASA as a reentry vehicle and millions of dollars were spent in research and tests... Stiffened Para Wings have performed much better than the limp models. |