Paraglider lines are usually made from Dyneema / Spectra or Kevlar / Aramid.

The test vehicle became known as the NASA Paraglider Research Vehicle.

It boasts nearby Mt Borah, one of the worlds best Paraglider and Hang Glider launch sites.

These are typically " planar " ( shaped like small wings ), although grid fins are sometimes used in specialized cases.

Jagdgeschwader ( Fighter wings ) ( JG ) was a fighter Geschwader ( literally " hunting wing "), typically equipped with Bf 109 or Fw 190 aircraft flying in the fighter or fighter-bomber roles.

Large numbers of USAF Air Divisions served with the command and were typically respnsible for an average of three or four geographically separated wings.

Only some Old World vultures and the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) ( among the other raptorial birds this eagle co-exists with ) are distinctly larger, with longer, broader wings, typically held more evenly, and often have dramatically different color patterns.

In the modern period, the European dragon is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing, scaly and horned lizard-like creature, with ( leathery, bat-like ) wings, with four legs and a long muscular tail.

The bridge over the moat on the north side leads from the avant-cour to an ample forecourt, flanked by raised terraces on either side, a layout evoking the cour d ' honneur of older aristocratic houses, in which the entrance court was enclosed by anterior wings, typically housing kitchens and domestic quarters.

Early aircraft wings typically bore their loads by using two ( or more ) wings in a biplane configuration braced with wires and struts.

Females, typically weighing, are slightly larger than males, which weigh n The record weight for the species was for a specimen from Scotland, while a more recent huge female from Greenland reportedly spanned across the wings.

Gulls are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings.

They are medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings.

They are in general medium to large birds, typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings.

They are gull-like in appearance, but typically have a lighter build, long pointed wings ( which give them a fast, buoyant flight ), a deeply forked tail, slender legs, and webbed feet.

In extant insects, the prothorax never has wings, though legs are always present in adults ; wings ( when present ) are restricted to at least the mesothorax, and typically also the metathorax, though the wings may be reduced or modified on either or both segments.

More typically, these storks measure across the wings, which is about a foot less than the average Andean condor wingspan and nearly two feet less than the average of the largest albatrosses and pelicans.

It has the typically " shearing " flight of the genus, dipping from side to side on stiff wings with few wingbeats, the wingtips almost touching the water.

It has the typically " shearing " flight of the genus, dipping from side to side on stiff wings with few wingbeats, the wingtips almost touching the water.

This bird has the typically " shearing " flight of the genus, dipping from side to side on stiff wings with few wingbeats, the wingtips almost touching the water.

This is only evident after the first molting, typically occurring about six to nine months after hatching: the male loses the white or yellow barring and spots on the underside of his tail feathers and wings.

As befits its migratory nature, it has long wings, unlike the typically short-winged gamebirds.

Polyptychs typically display one " central " or " main " panel that is usually the largest of the attachments, while the other panels are called " side " panels, or " wings.

It has the typically " shearing " flight of the genus, dipping from side to side on stiff wings with few wing beats, the wingtips almost touching the water.

Not that angels have wings, but that you may know that they leave the heights and the most elevated dwelling to approach human nature.

Accordingly, the wings attributed to these powers have no other meaning than to indicate the sublimity of their nature.

Note the forward wings have not been installed yet ( 2003 )

All living species of birds have wings — the now extinct flightless moa of New Zealand being the only exception.

Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two ; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.

The reason for the name is that most beetles have two pairs of wings, the front pair, the " elytra ", being hardened and thickened into a sheath-like, or shell-like, protection for the rear pair, and for the rear part of the beetle's body.

They have wings similar to those of a dragonfly and are one to two feet in height.

In a similar vein, the alf found in the fairy tale The Elf of the Rose by Danish author H. C. Andersen is so tiny that he can have a rose blossom for home, and has " wings that reached from his shoulders to his feet ".

Its wings have filled out, but it is still a callow.

True finches have a bouncing flight like most small passerines, alternating bouts of flapping with gliding on closed wings.

Hymenoptera range in size from very small to large insects, and usually have two pairs of wings.

The smaller species may have only two or three hamuli on each side, but the largest wasps may have a considerable number, keeping the wings gripped together especially tightly.

Hymenopteran wings have relatively few veins compared with many other insects, especially in the smaller species.

Among these objects is a wide-brimmed hat, the Petasos, widely used by rural people of antiquity to protect themselves from the sun, and that in later times was adorned with a pair of small wings, sometimes the hat is not present, but may then have wings rising from the hair.

Angels ( and often John the Baptist ) have wings because they are messengers.

Pileateds normally have no white on the trailing edges of their wings and when perched normally show only a small patch of white on each side of the body near the edge of the wing.

However, Pileated Woodpeckers, apparently aberrant individuals, have been reported with white trailing edges on the wings, forming a white triangular patch on the lower back when perched.

The males of tettigoniids have sound-producing organs ( via stridulation ) located on the hind angles of their front wings.

Like the other Falco species, they have long wings as well as a distinctive long tail.

Both species have much grey in their wings in males, which does not occur in the Common Kestrel or its close living relatives but does in almost all other falcons.

They have a white head and body, grey back, grey wings tipped solid black and a yellow bill.

Like those of all penguins, the little penguin's wings have developed into flippers used for swimming.