LIFT e-zine has stopped publishing
as of February 17, 2012.  
We direct you to our present and past issues. Lift archive index There will not be any further issues of LIFT.  
It has been a great run. We invite you to build USHawks.org and OZ Report.   
For health, our time must get off the computer and into the craft room and flight field.  
We wish you and yours the best of lift.

 
Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat Wasserkuppe

Hats off to all that Gustave A. Whitehead gave to the world of paragliding!    
First decade of 1900s. 
He patented a two-tether to pilot glider; harness was simple seat.
Basebar; two downtubes; pilot hung behind basebar.
Airframed type of gliding kite hang glider.