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Francis Melvin Rogallo (January 27, 1912 - September 1, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer inventor born in Sanger, California, U.S.A.; he is credited with the invention of the Rogallo wing, or "flexible wing", a precursor to the modern hang glider and paraglider.
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