The difference between a Paraglider and a hang glider?
Paragliding is often confused with Hang Gliding. Paragliders are non powered aircraft weighing around 12 to 15 kgs., and can be carried in a back pack to any flyable site. It is made of double layer Ribstop Nylon cloth (reinforced and polyurethane coated to make it non porous) with no rigid parts whatsoever. It is Inflated and maintained purely by the movement of air across its surface. The pilot ‘sits’ below the wing, in a harness that is connected to the wing by suspension lines made of kevlar or De enema. He steers by pulling on one of two lines, known as brake lines. Hang Gliders too are non-powered aircraft weighing more and bulkier. They are fixed wing aircraft and take more time to rig-up and dismantle and are physically more demanding while training. Being bulky they cannot be carried by one person or put into the boot of a car but need to be strapped onto the roof of a vehicle. The pilot lies in a prone position and manoeuvres with the help of a bar that he holds onto in-fligh
