Happy Birthday, Francis Rogallo!

By |2021-04-07T18:04:41-04:00January 27, 2021|Hang Gliding, Kitty Hawk Kites|

Francis Rogallo was born on January 27th, 1912. The NASA aeronautical engineer is widely known as the father of modern hang gliding. He eventually celebrated 97 birthdays, but one in particular stands out, in 1974.