Francis Rogallo
Hang Gliding
Inducted: 1987
- Born in Sanger, CA, 1912; longtime resident of Kitty Hawk, NC
- Inventor of the flexible-wing hang glider
- As staff member of NASA, received patent in 1951 for glider, the result of aerodynamics research
- Holder of 25 patents
- Member Hang Gliding Hall of Fame
- Died in 2009
