Hang gliding
By: by Noel Whittall.
Series: Ultimate thrill sports
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Pleasantville, NY]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780836889604
Subjects: Hang gliding -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: First flights. Free flying. Early history. The first gliders; title: The basics. How gliders fly. Controlling a glider. The hang glider. The paraglider. Launching and landing; title: The gear. Clothing. Extra protection. Equipment. Safety; title: Gliders. Types of hang gliders. The swift. Rigids. Types of paragliders; title: Competition. Glider contests. Aerobatics. Speed flying. Breaking the record; title: People and places. Seven mountains, seven continents. Amazing stunts. Noel Whittall.