Paraglider
by Robert Bales
Title
Paraglider
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
On a nice peaceful evening we see these flying over the foothill near Yuma, Arizona.
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.
Despite not using an engine, paraglider flights can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometers, though flights of one to two hours and covering some tens of kilometers are more the norm. By skillful exploitation of sources of lift, the pilot may gain height, often climbing to altitudes of a few thousand meters.
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April 13th, 2018
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Robyn King
Congratulations your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Geraldine Scull
Wow what an interesting find, I've never seen one of these before, captured very well Robert ! l/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thnks so much for the comments and the LF!! They are very common in this area. I call them a flying lawnmore!!
Gene Parks
Awesome image Robert... looks like wound be fun with camera. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Gene and would be nice to take some image form it!! Thanks for the LF!!
Joseph Hollingsworth
Nice work Robert. I've never seen it done in a buggy before. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Joseph for the nice comment and the LF!! They are fairy comment in this area!!
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