Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2008 Joint Spring Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of SPS
Volume 53, Number 1
Thursday–Saturday, March 6–8, 2008; Corpus Christi, Texas
Session Q1: Banquet |
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Chair: Hugh Henderson, TSAAPT President Room: Omni Corpus Christi Hotel Marina Tower Riviera III |
Friday, March 7, 2008 7:00PM - 8:00PM |
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Friday, March 7, 2008 8:00PM - 9:00PM |
Q1.00002: The Physics of Hang Gliding Invited Speaker: Dr. Hewett has received both national and international awards from the hang gliding community for his contributions to the safety of towing hang gliders. These contributions were a consequence of his applying his knowledge of physics to the sport of hang gliding. This lecture illustrates how these and other applications of the fundamental principles of physics have influenced the historical evolutions of hang gliding and paragliding from the earliest flights of Otto Lilienthal in 1891 through the more recent record breaking flights of more than 430 miles from Zapata Texas. [Preview Abstract] |
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