Parasev

He also piloted a unique experimental vehicle called the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

He also piloted a unique experimental vehicle called the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

He also piloted a unique experimental vehicle called the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

That machine was the Paraglider Research Vehicle, known as the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

That machine was the Paraglider Research Vehicle, known as the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

That machine was the Paraglider Research Vehicle, known as the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

That machine was the Paraglider Research Vehicle, known as the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

He also piloted a unique experimental vehicle called the Parasev.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

Flying a Cessna L-19 on June 28, 1962, Armstrong first took off with the Parasev in tow over Rogers Dry Lake and turned so sharply at the edge of the lake that the towline went slack, causing Thompson to crash-land on one of the really small dry lakes east of Rogers.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005

By this time, Bikle had authorized their Parasev work—in part due to a 1961 NASA objective to develop parawing prototypes as a possible landing system for the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, though safety concerns may well have been a factor.

First Man James R. Hansen 2005