what was the personal no-engine flying "thing" called?

Question

it is made of cloth or plastic. Usually triangle in shape. You don't sit anwhere, you hold a bar at the bottom. Some of them cover your entire body, but you don't have any outer shell cover. It is usually used in high hills. You have any idea of what it is and any information about it? I consider buying one

Answer 1

Hang Glider

Answer 2

You should also look into ultralights, which are the class above gliders. They are cheap to operate, and some have performance exceding small planes. some, like at the remo air show, weigh 500lbs and go 250mph with just a 100hp engine.
If you want to go on the cheap, go with something like this:
http://www.flyhummel.com/
It would cost about $5000 for the body and $5000 for the engine. It can stay aloft for 2 hours with the standard tank. That would be about 175-200 miles.

Gliders require a sloped surface and an area with updrafts. Thats not easy for a new pilot to find. Certain gliders require a pilots license with an endorsement for a glider. Ultralights dont require any license.

Answer 3

Hang glider

Answer 4

Because if religion is explained in simple English it sounds ridiculous. So religion has to create new words and phrases to explain their concepts. Examples: "salvation by grace" = salvation by converting to a religion "serpent" in Genesis = a talking snake etc. "rapture" is just a way of avoiding saying "people flying up into the sky"

Answer 5

What you are referring to is known as a hang glider. Here is a site with alot of info on them.

http://www.learntohangglide.com/

Answer 6

Hang glider.

Answer 7

glider