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1942 A. 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.

1960 F. M. Rogallo et al. Prelim. Investig. Paraglider (NASA TN D-443) 4 In evaluating the paraglider concept in a practical application as a reentry vehicle, calculations were made by using equations of motion involving two degrees of freedom.

1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 181 Dornier System GmbH last year made a successful low-altitude recovery with a paraglider that unfolds its wings for descent.

1971 B. 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.

1985 W. 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.

1994 Enroute (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).

1998 Sports 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.

1985 People (Nexis) 30 Sept. 34 Ranier is said to be upset because the young man is a hired boatman who tows waterskiers and paragliders.

1991 M. 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.

1994 Beautiful 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.

2001 Western 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.