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paraglider
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paraglider: see glider hang glider, with nylon or Kevlar stretched over an aluminum frame, can reach an altitude of 20,000 ft (6,100 m) and stay aloft up to 15 hours; in 1979 five hang glider pilots flew their machines (fitted with auxiliary motors) across the United States.
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paraglider [′par·ə‚glīd·ər]
(aerospace engineering)
A triangular device on a rocket or spacecraft that consists of two flexible sections and resembles a kite; deployed to assist in guiding or landing a spacecraft or in recovering a launching rocket.


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com is a well-built Web site put together by instructor Chad Bastian, who teaches people to paraglide in picturesque Santa Barbara.
After 40 successful flights, the truly converted can sit for the PG2 exam which entitles a person to paraglide unsupervised.
 
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