- 15/04/2020
- Riccardo
- Outdoor activities
How paragliding is born
Paragliding is one of the youngest of the so-called "extreme" sports.Its history begins in 1965, when a certain Dave Barish developed the sailwing. He was a NASA engineer who was working on improving the parachutes used [...]
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- 06/04/2020
- Riccardo
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How it is done and how to operate the hang glider
Aircraft are divided into two categories: airplanes and balloons. The substantial difference is that the former are heavier than air, the latter lighter.The hang gliding falls in the first category and is the only airborne to [...]
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- 02/04/2020
- Riccardo
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Hang-gliding: origins and history
The hang-gliding is a means designed to perform free flight, is used for so-called "sports flight" and has become a discipline halfway between hobby and sport.The ancestor of hang gliding was created by Otto lilienthal, [...]
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- 24/03/2020
- Riccardo
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The thrill of a tourist helicopter flight
The fascination of the helicopter strikes right from the start: the particular aspect, the characteristic noise, the "strange" movement of the blades, its sudden and immediate change of direction.Raise your hand if you never [...]
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- 24/03/2020
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How the helicopter works
The helicopter has a main aeronautical engine that moves the rotors, which carry in rotation a series of wings, called blades, which in turn produce a displacement of air so as to make the aircraft move by reaction. For this [...]
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- 23/03/2020
- Riccardo
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Origins and history of the helicopter
The helicopter is, according to definition, a type of aircraft used for the transport of persons and things for civil and/or military purposes, usually equipped with one or more engines (piston or turbine) that operate a [...]
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