The Rogallo Foundation
@rogallofoundation.bsky.social
https://www.rogallofoundation.org: Preserving and celebrating the history of the flexible wing and Francis and Gertrude Rogallo, its creators. Supporting research and education in the science of gliding, soaring flight, and low-speed aerodynamics.
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@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @sciguyspace.bsky.social @jfoust.bsky.social @maxtwang.bsky.social @astro-g-dogg.bsky.social @angryastro.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social Rogallo wing recovery system was explored as part of an Apollo escape system.
December 7, 2024 at 3:22 AM
@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @sciguyspace.bsky.social @jfoust.bsky.social @maxtwang.bsky.social @astro-g-dogg.bsky.social @angryastro.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social Rogallo wing recovery system was explored as part of an Apollo escape system.
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Man. If I was skinny and not afraid of heights or death, I would take up hang gliding. I went on this hang glider ride at the fair once and it changed my life honestly. I never felt so at peace in the air. I really could have fallen asleep up there. I want that feeling again.
November 21, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Man. If I was skinny and not afraid of heights or death, I would take up hang gliding. I went on this hang glider ride at the fair once and it changed my life honestly. I never felt so at peace in the air. I really could have fallen asleep up there. I want that feeling again.
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Turns out the hang glider I made out of an old tent was not airworthy and I’d like to apologize to the Scout troop for making them watch their leader scrape down the side of a cliff. They make new faces all the time, and maybe sewing it back on could earn you a badge.
November 15, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Turns out the hang glider I made out of an old tent was not airworthy and I’d like to apologize to the Scout troop for making them watch their leader scrape down the side of a cliff. They make new faces all the time, and maybe sewing it back on could earn you a badge.
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Inside of you is one Homer: what's your Homer?
November 5, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Inside of you is one Homer: what's your Homer?
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This is a paper airplane I made last year to mimic the similarities of a hang glider. It used paper, straws, and paper clips. It utilized a Powerup 4.0 unit, which is controlled by Bluetooth.
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
This is a paper airplane I made last year to mimic the similarities of a hang glider. It used paper, straws, and paper clips. It utilized a Powerup 4.0 unit, which is controlled by Bluetooth.
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hello Blue Sky. Here’s a photo from my hang glider over the coast in San Francisco
November 16, 2024 at 9:03 PM
hello Blue Sky. Here’s a photo from my hang glider over the coast in San Francisco
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Sharing a calming shot of the ocean. More of a reminder to me to take deep breaths & keep on going.
November 15, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Sharing a calming shot of the ocean. More of a reminder to me to take deep breaths & keep on going.
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A hang-glider pilot takes off from the hillside of Bratton Down in Wiltshire with the famous Westbury White Horse dating from the late 1770s cut into the hillside.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTransport #AirTransport #Nikon
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTransport #AirTransport #Nikon
November 12, 2024 at 8:03 AM
A hang-glider pilot takes off from the hillside of Bratton Down in Wiltshire with the famous Westbury White Horse dating from the late 1770s cut into the hillside.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTransport #AirTransport #Nikon
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTransport #AirTransport #Nikon
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How I arrived at Bluesky
October 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
How I arrived at Bluesky
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@sciguyspace.bsky.social @jfoust.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @astro-g-dogg.bsky.social @angryastro.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @marinakoren.bsky.social Gemini had ejection seats because it was originally supposed to land on land.
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 AM
@sciguyspace.bsky.social @jfoust.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @astro-g-dogg.bsky.social @angryastro.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @marinakoren.bsky.social Gemini had ejection seats because it was originally supposed to land on land.
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I too have built a homemade propeller-driven aircar.
December 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM
I too have built a homemade propeller-driven aircar.
How we arrived at Bluesky.
(Fran's brother Harold, circa 1928, sitting in their homemade, propeller-driven aircar. Image courtesy of the Rogallo family.)
December 10, 2024 at 12:03 PM
How we arrived at Bluesky.
(Fran's brother Harold, circa 1928, sitting in their homemade, propeller-driven aircar. Image courtesy of the Rogallo family.)
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Built this hang-glider more than 50 years ago, from a plan I found in a newsletter called Low and Slow, that recommended to never fly higher than you want to fall. That's my 55 year old daughter with me. Mom helped by sewing the fabric for me!
November 28, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Built this hang-glider more than 50 years ago, from a plan I found in a newsletter called Low and Slow, that recommended to never fly higher than you want to fall. That's my 55 year old daughter with me. Mom helped by sewing the fabric for me!
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Beautiful view with hang glider at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park in October.
November 27, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Beautiful view with hang glider at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park in October.
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Avian is now also on Bluesky. Thanks to bridging by @bsky.brid.gy this feed should now also be appearing on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/avian.mstdn.business.ap.brid.gy
https://bsky.app/profile/avian.mstdn.business.ap.brid.gy
Avian Hang Gliders (@avian.mstdn.business.ap.brid.gy)
The UK's only hang glider manufacturer. We build hang gliders from sky floaters to high performance competition wings and wings for sub-70 nanolight trikes.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Avian is now also on Bluesky. Thanks to bridging by @bsky.brid.gy this feed should now also be appearing on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/avian.mstdn.business.ap.brid.gy
https://bsky.app/profile/avian.mstdn.business.ap.brid.gy
A complicated story. . . .
December 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
A complicated story. . . .
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“When men have learned to balance and steer, the age of flying machines will have arrived, for all other difficulties are of minor importance.”
~ Wilbur Wright, c.1905, quoted by General H. H. Arnold in his 1936 book 'This Flying Game'. Photo is Hap at the Wright Flying School.
~ Wilbur Wright, c.1905, quoted by General H. H. Arnold in his 1936 book 'This Flying Game'. Photo is Hap at the Wright Flying School.
April 28, 2019 at 2:01 PM
“When men have learned to balance and steer, the age of flying machines will have arrived, for all other difficulties are of minor importance.”
~ Wilbur Wright, c.1905, quoted by General H. H. Arnold in his 1936 book 'This Flying Game'. Photo is Hap at the Wright Flying School.
~ Wilbur Wright, c.1905, quoted by General H. H. Arnold in his 1936 book 'This Flying Game'. Photo is Hap at the Wright Flying School.
More than you knew you wanted to know about Francis Rogallo's #NACA scoops and vents. (In the late 1930s, Rog spent so much time experimenting with them at #Langley that his colleagues started calling *him* Scoop.)
www.flyingmag.com/scoop-naca-s...
www.flyingmag.com/scoop-naca-s...
The Scoop on the NACA Scoop
www.flyingmag.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:58 AM
More than you knew you wanted to know about Francis Rogallo's #NACA scoops and vents. (In the late 1930s, Rog spent so much time experimenting with them at #Langley that his colleagues started calling *him* Scoop.)
www.flyingmag.com/scoop-naca-s...
www.flyingmag.com/scoop-naca-s...
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We have created an #airpowerhistory and #aviationhistory starter pack here. Follow some great accounts! go.bsky.app/EgUQNN4
November 9, 2024 at 5:56 AM
We have created an #airpowerhistory and #aviationhistory starter pack here. Follow some great accounts! go.bsky.app/EgUQNN4
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“I’m the schmuck who landed on the taxiway.”
~ Harrison Ford, apologizing for human error, on FAA audio tapes:
~ Harrison Ford, apologizing for human error, on FAA audio tapes:
March 27, 2017 at 10:14 PM
“I’m the schmuck who landed on the taxiway.”
~ Harrison Ford, apologizing for human error, on FAA audio tapes:
~ Harrison Ford, apologizing for human error, on FAA audio tapes:
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November 9, 2018 at 6:21 PM
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We’re building the engine of the plane as it’s falling through the air
Watching everyone grapple with the realities of developing a solution from the ground up in absolute beta form I think is a good experience. The fact they do this while it's all running is fantastic.
April 29, 2023 at 2:34 AM
We’re building the engine of the plane as it’s falling through the air
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November 30, 2024 at 8:45 PM
The Foundation for Free Flight is a public charity staffed by free flight pilots who are dedicated to the preservation of hang gliding and paragliding in the United States.
foundationforfreeflight.org
foundationforfreeflight.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The Foundation for Free Flight is a public charity staffed by free flight pilots who are dedicated to the preservation of hang gliding and paragliding in the United States.
foundationforfreeflight.org
foundationforfreeflight.org