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== Paragliders == The non-stiffened [[Francis Rogallo]] parawing, the [[Domina Jalbert]] founded [[parafoil]] wing, or other modified fully flexible wings (Barish sailwing, KiteShip wing, parasails, modified conical parachutes) do not lend themselves to a mounting of a prime moving engine or motor to them; rather the kiting lines to the unpowered wing terminate below the wing to a static or mobile anchoring; that anchoring itself may be with its own active thrusting engine or motor or the anchor (which could be payload, pilot, or both payload and pilot) may simply fall by gravity force—and thus by gravity tug the wing through the kite lines. When the payload or pilot is simply falling without adding a prime moving engine or motor, then the kited flexible wing is a paragliding wing; when the payload or pilot is additionally arranged with a thrust engine or motor, then the kited unpowered flexible wing with such thrust payload or pilot is a powered aircraft system or powered paragliding system. The control systems are varied for particular applications (ranging from lowering military payloads, autonomous [[powered paraglider]]s or drones, sport paragliding, sport powered paragliding, scale-model paragliding, scale-model powered paragliding).<ref>[Powered Paraglider UAVs]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footflyer.com/about-powered-paragliding-ppg-faq/|title=About Powered Paragliding (PPG FAQ)|first=Jeff|last=Goin|date=April 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usppa.org/Resources/Brochures/Brochure-AboutPPG.pdf |title=Powered Paragliding |access-date=2008-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215051417/http://www.usppa.org/Resources/Brochures/Brochure-AboutPPG.pdf |archive-date=2007-12-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/powered-paragliders-101-uses.html |title=Powered Paragliders - 101 Uses |access-date=2008-03-18 |archive-date=2008-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226135919/http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/powered-paragliders-101-uses.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/paraglide-instruction.html |title=Paraglide Instruction |access-date=2008-03-18 |archive-date=2008-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416221915/http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/paraglide-instruction.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flyozone.com/|title=Ozone Paragliders | Paramotor | Speedwings | Landkites | Snowkites | Waterkites|website=paragliders}}</ref> All variations have in common the unpowered kite whether or not the payload and/or pilot is powered.
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