1/4. Former Wright Field researcher DT Barish invented the sailwing, 10yrs after patenting his vortex ring chute. It had a self-inflating ramair leading edge - one of the first. This design was studied for spacecraft recovery & used as the first slope soaring paraglider in 1965.
1/4. Former Wright Field researcher DT Barish invented the sailwing, 10yrs after patenting his vortex ring chute. It had a self-inflating ramair leading edge - one of the first. This design was studied for spacecraft recovery & used as the first slope soaring paraglider in 1965.
1/4. Former Wright Field researcher DT Barish invented the sailwing, 10yrs after patenting his vortex ring chute. It had a self-inflating ramair leading edge - one of the first. This design was studied for spacecraft recovery & used as the first slope soaring paraglider in 1965.
1/4. Former Wright Field researcher DT Barish invented the sailwing, 10yrs after patenting his vortex ring chute. It had a self-inflating ramair leading edge - one of the first. This design was studied for spacecraft recovery & used as the first slope soaring paraglider in 1965.
2/4. Nasa ran wind tunnel tests of the sailwing in the early 1960’s, in efforts paralleling the tests on Rogallo’s single-surface parawings intended for spacecraft recovery. @pilliarscreatio @aerohistorian @aiaa @ADS_TC #parachute @UrbanSpaceMan64
2/4. Nasa ran wind tunnel tests of the sailwing in the early 1960’s, in efforts paralleling the tests on Rogallo’s single-surface parawings intended for spacecraft recovery. @pilliarscreatio @aerohistorian @aiaa @ADS_TC #parachute @UrbanSpaceMan64
2/4. Nasa ran wind tunnel tests of the sailwing in the early 1960’s, in efforts paralleling the tests on Rogallo’s single-surface parawings intended for spacecraft recovery. @pilliarscreatio @aerohistorian @aiaa @ADS_TC #parachute @UrbanSpaceMan64
2/4. Nasa ran wind tunnel tests of the sailwing in the early 1960’s, in efforts paralleling the tests on Rogallo’s single-surface parawings intended for spacecraft recovery. @pilliarscreatio @aerohistorian @aiaa @ADS_TC #parachute @UrbanSpaceMan64
3/4. Many credit Barish’s test flight down a hill in NY state in 1965 as the 1st instance of slope soaring, which later became the sport of paragliding. More details in this @ushpafreeflight interview. #paragliding #paragliders #parachute
https://www.ushpa.org/page/david-barish-the-probable-inventor-of-the-paraglider.aspx
3/4. Many credit Barish’s test flight down a hill in NY state in 1965 as the 1st instance of slope soaring, which later became the sport of paragliding. More details in this @ushpafreeflight interview. #paragliding #paragliders #parachute https://www.ushpa.org/page/david-barish-the-probable-inventor-of-the-paraglider.aspx
3/4. Many credit Barish’s test flight down a hill in NY state in 1965 as the 1st instance of slope soaring, which later became the sport of paragliding. More details in this @ushpafreeflight interview. #paragliding #paragliders #parachute https://www.ushpa.org/page/david-barish-the-probable-inventor-of-the-paraglider.aspx
3/4. Many credit Barish’s test flight down a hill in NY state in 1965 as the 1st instance of slope soaring, which later became the sport of paragliding. More details in this @ushpafreeflight interview. #paragliding #paragliders #parachute https://www.ushpa.org/page/david-barish-the-probable-inventor-of-the-paraglider.aspx
4/4. Re-enactment of the 1965 flight in France in 2005 and short bio. #paragliding #paragliders
https://xcmag.com/news/david-barish-the-forgotten-father-of-paragliding/
4/4. Re-enactment of the 1965 flight in France in 2005 and short bio. #paragliding #paragliders https://xcmag.com/news/david-barish-the-forgotten-father-of-paragliding/
4/4. Re-enactment of the 1965 flight in France in 2005 and short bio. #paragliding #paragliders https://xcmag.com/news/david-barish-the-forgotten-father-of-paragliding/
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