Hang gliding / by Noel Whittall.
by Whittall, Noel.
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BookSeries: Ultimate thrill sports.Publisher: [Pleasantville, NY] : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2008Description: p. cm.ISBN: 9780836889604; 0836889606.Subject(s): Hang gliding -- Juvenile literature
Contents:
First flights. Free flying. Early history. The first gliders -- The basics. How gliders fly. Controlling a glider. The hang glider. The paraglider. Launching and landing -- The gear. Clothing. Extra protection. Equipment. Safety -- Gliders. Types of hang gliders. The swift. Rigids. Types of paragliders -- Competition. Glider contests. Aerobatics. Speed flying. Breaking the record -- People and places. Seven mountains, seven continents. Amazing stunts. Noel Whittall.
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Includes index.
First flights. Free flying. Early history. The first gliders -- The basics. How gliders fly. Controlling a glider. The hang glider. The paraglider. Launching and landing -- The gear. Clothing. Extra protection. Equipment. Safety -- Gliders. Types of hang gliders. The swift. Rigids. Types of paragliders -- Competition. Glider contests. Aerobatics. Speed flying. Breaking the record -- People and places. Seven mountains, seven continents. Amazing stunts. Noel Whittall.
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