This section brings together the documents that support Rogallo Files: letters, patents, NASA reports, photographs and archive material quoted throughout the book. They are grouped by chapter, and each file can be downloaded as a PDF, so readers can check every claim against its original source. We chose to publish these sources rather than simply cite them: history should rest on documents that anyone can read and check.
Documents Chapter 1: At NASA ana-01.pdf Rogallo demonstrating Flexikites as gliders. — 359,65 Ko ana-02.pdf Artist impression of the Paraglider Development Program. — 615,93 Ko ana-03.pdf A parasail in a wind-tunnel. — 2,14 Mo ana-04.pdf Ryan Fleep and Flex Bee. — 122,89 Ko ana-05.pdf NASA Paresev. — 52,95 Ko ana-06.pdf Francis Rogallo with wings that were not his inventions. — 403,80 Ko ana-07.pdf NASA reports on parasails. — 1,30 Mo ana-08.pdf Research was conducted on various Parasail configurations. — 158,19 Ko ana-09.pdf Irvin Parachute Delta II Parawing. — 88,85 Ko ana-10.pdf Evidence of Rogallo, Miller and Palmer communication. — 376,55 Ko Chapter 2: Before NASA bna-01.pdf Lavezzari and Platz hang gliders. — 820,82 Ko bna-02.pdf Flexikite shown with illegal patent number labels. — 528,53 Ko bna-03.pdf Rejection letter for the first Rogallo Flexible Kite patent. — 2,15 Mo bna-04.pdf Rogallo amendments to their first Flexible King patent. — 803,53 Ko bna-05.pdf Photo and diagram of the Rogallo patented kite in flight. — 58,72 Ko bna-06.pdf Photos of the Doplex Flexikite. — 436,22 Ko bna-07.pdf Pictures of the Comet Flexikite. — 115,00 Ko bna-08.pdf Drawing of the Jet and Rocket Flexikites. — 941,67 Ko Chapter 3: Building the Myth btm-01.pdf Pictures of the "kitchen curtain" kite. — 400,41 Ko btm-02.pdf Screenshots: From Kites To Wings. — 80,63 Ko btm-03.pdf Wingman, the Francis Rogallo Story. — 104,62 Ko btm-04.pdf Magazine covers from the USA. — 736,74 Ko btm-05.pdf Book covers from the USA. — 561,34 Ko btm-06.pdf Low & Slow cover of issue #1. — 197,17 Ko btm-07.pdf D. Kilbourne Dickenson Glider. — 156,91 Ko btm-08.pdf Lavezarri and Platz gliders called "Rogallo wings". — 347,00 Ko btm-09.pdf Otto History newsletter. — 482,47 Ko btm-10.pdf Dickenson Glider at the Lilienthal Meet. — 90,59 Ko btm-11.pdf R. Hawke article on the Lilienthal Meet. — 875,62 Ko btm-12.pdf Early Dickenson Glider appearances in the American Water Skier magazines. — 251,77 Ko btm-13.pdf Cover of books evoking B. Bennett and B. Moyes. — 5,36 Mo btm-14.pdf B. Bennett in The Big Blue Sky. — 341,05 Ko btm-15.pdf Other magazines and books cover. — 4,52 Mo btm-16.pdf Catch the Wind, history section. — 1,24 Mo btm-17.pdf FAI/CIVL rules, 1st hang gliding World championship. — 144,90 Ko btm-18.pdf Screenshots. Rogallo-Moyes-Dickenson interview. — 528,13 Ko btm-19.pdf Dickenson fax to Channel 9. — 138,23 Ko btm-20.pdf Rogallo kite and Jalbert wing compared. — 101,62 Ko btm-21.pdf Popular Mechanics. Jalbert testing his parachute. — 3,06 Mo btm-22.pdf From the The Rogallo Foundation website. — 271,74 Ko btm-23.pdf Rogallo article in DHV Info. — 284,51 Ko btm-24.pdf The Rogallo Foundation Hall of Fame diploma. — 125,92 Ko btm-25.pdf Screenshots: C. Jöst documentary Rogallo. — 937,59 Ko btm-26.pdf Screenshots: documentary Francis Rogallo, Inventor of the Flexible Wing. — 103,02 Ko btm-27.pdf G. Henderson's Concise Revised History of Hang Gliding. — 2,93 Mo Chapter 4: Various Documents doc-01.pdf March 1951 Ford Times. First Flexible Kite. — 2,10 Mo doc-02.pdf May 1952 Mechanix Illustrated. Go fly a kite. — 1,17 Mo doc-03.pdf August 1956 Air Scoop. — 2,15 Mo doc-04.pdf Flee and Flex Bee articles in Aviation Week and Popular Mechanics magazines. — 1,05 Mo doc-05.pdf August 1963 Langley NASA Researcher. Rogallos Large Cash Award article. — 4,17 Mo doc-06.pdf October 1963 front page of the The Daily Examiner. — 748,30 Ko doc-07.pdf Paraglider relevant sections from: On The Shoulder of Titans. — 952,98 Ko doc-08.pdf Paraglider relevant sections from: On The Frontier. — 203,06 Ko doc-09.pdf 1987 Rogallo. North Carolina Hall of Fame reception address. — 338,52 Ko doc-10.pdf 1990 Rogallo. A Brief History of Hang Gliding and Paragliding. — 275,93 Ko doc-11.pdf 1989 Rogallo. A Brief History of Hang Gliding and Paragliding. — 302,95 Ko doc-12.pdf 1991 Rogallo. Wakayama Address. — 437,55 Ko doc-13.pdf And The World Could Fly. — 99,44 Ko doc-14.pdf NASA Oral History Project; R. Thompson interview transcript. — 542,43 Ko doc-15.pdf D. Barish interview in Hang Gliding & Paragliding magazine. — 123,55 Ko doc-16.pdf Paraglider relevant sections from: NASA First A. — 176,66 Ko doc-17.pdf How NASA Tried and Failed to Land Without Parachutes. — 1,66 Mo doc-18.pdf Aerostructures Skiplane. — 699,96 Ko doc-19.pdf David Barish with his Sailwing. — 84,48 Ko doc-20.pdf 1922 Puy-de-Combegrasse meeting. — 1,78 Mo doc-21.pdf NASA claim that Sled kites are Rogallo wings. — 180,83 Ko doc-22.pdf Evolution of Dickenson Gliders. — 412,19 Ko doc-23.pdf The Chiringa. Popular Science magazine. — 1,39 Mo doc-24.pdf The Chiringa. The Complete Book of Kite and Kite Flying. — 923,84 Ko doc-25.pdf Skywings - Did we really fly Rogallo wings? — 1,68 Mo doc-26.pdf Allison’s Flexible Kite and its evolutions. — 597,58 Ko Chapter 5: Patents of Interest pin-01.pdf F. Lischtiak 1903. Patent US 743,301. — 252,25 Ko pin-02.pdf U. Lee and W. Darrah 1911. Patent US 989786. — 484,17 Ko pin-03.pdf H. Guillo 1912. Patent US 1,029,010. — 135,24 Ko pin-04.pdf G. Denbigh 1924. Patent GB 213,981. — 141,28 Ko pin-05.pdf F. Dudon 1924. Patent FR 585,513. — 284,71 Ko pin-06.pdf D. Hurlburt 1928. Patent US 1,685,422. — 355,45 Ko pin-07.pdf C. Dahl 1927. Patent US 1,632,822. — 365,92 Ko pin-08.pdf E. Hoffman 1930. Patent US 1,780,190. — 399,82 Ko pin-09.pdf R. Hart 1938. Patent US 2,117,319. — 295,04 Ko pin-10.pdf J. Overbeke Patent US 2,258,797. — 206,71 Ko pin-11.pdf R. Bach 1941. Patent US 2,463,135. 1949. — 196,04 Ko pin-12.pdf G. Wanner 1951. Patent US 2,537,560. — 186,55 Ko pin-13.pdf W. Green 1957. Patent US 2,785,870. — 303,67 Ko pin-14.pdf C. Craigo et al. Patent US 3,140,842. — 299,99 Ko pin-15.pdf P. Girard 1964. Patent US 3,135,483. — 256,35 Ko pin-16.pdf P. Girard 1964. Patent US 3,135,482. — 748,88 Ko pin-17.pdf J. Dickenson 1963. Patent application. — 819,29 Ko pin-18.pdf J. Fink 1965. Patent US 3,198,458. — 230,65 Ko pin-19.pdf P. Girard 1967. Patent US 3,306,559. — 252,58 Ko pin-20.pdf D. Jalbert 1964. Patent US 3,131,894. — 494,10 Ko pin-21.pdf J. Forhand 1966. Patent US 3,275,271. — 177,37 Ko pin-22.pdf P. Girard 1966. Patent US 3,269,674. — 178,57 Ko pin-23.pdf P. Girard 1965. Patent US 3,223,361. — 158,88 Ko pin-24.pdf D. Jalbert 1966. Patent US 3,285,546. — 358,42 Ko pin-25.pdf P. Girard et al. 1968. Patent US 3,361,388. — 331,59 Ko pin-26.pdf P. Girard 1968. Patent US 3,381,919. — 241,97 Ko pin-27.pdf H. Woodlief 1968. Patent US 3,384,329. — 510,49 Ko pin-28.pdf W. Everett Jr. 1969. Patent US 3,428,277. — 460,22 Ko pin-29.pdf W. Bennett 1972. Design Patent US 224,248. — 22,99 Ko Chapter 6: Rogallo/Dickenson Letters rdl-01.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Sept. 1964. — 102,97 Ko rdl-02.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Oct. 1964. — 53,35 Ko rdl-03.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Nov. 1964. — 1,89 Mo rdl-04.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Jan. 1965. — 175,53 Ko rdl-05.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Feb. 1965. — 583,49 Ko rdl-06.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Dec. 1965. — 121,02 Ko rdl-07.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Jan. 1966. — 1,68 Mo rdl-08.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Dec. 1966. — 113,46 Ko rdl-09.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Dec. 1968. — 141,35 Ko rdl-10.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Nov. 1969. — 299,21 Ko rdl-11.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Jan. 1970. — 174,37 Ko rdl-12.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. July. 1988. — 230,54 Ko rdl-13.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Aug. 1988. — 264,23 Ko rdl-14.pdf F. Rogallo to J. Dickenson correspondence. Jan. 1989. — 261,78 Ko rdl-15.pdf J. Dickenson to F. Rogallo correspondence. Jan. 1989. — 223,05 Ko Chapter 7: Rogallo's Patents rpa-01.pdf F. Rogallo 1943. Patent US 2,322,745. — 405,77 Ko rpa-02.pdf G. Rogallo et al. 1951. Patent US 2,546,078. — 219,67 Ko rpa-03.pdf G. Rogallo et al. 1956. Patent US 2,751,172. — 126,38 Ko rpa-04.pdf F. Rogallo et al. 1961. Patent US 2,991,961. — 292,21 Ko rpa-05.pdf F. Rogallo 1961. Patent US 3,185,412. — 714,32 Ko rpa-06.pdf F. Rogallo 1965. Patent US 3,194,514. — 627,55 Ko rpa-07.pdf F. Rogallo 1965. Patent US 3,197,158. — 403,03 Ko rpa-08.pdf F. Rogallo 1967. Patent US 3,296,617. — 595,40 Ko rpa-09.pdf F. Rogallo 1968. Patent US 3,396,921. — 339,88 Ko rpa-10.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,423,049. — 802,42 Ko rpa-11.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,423,050. — 855,69 Ko rpa-12.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,429,529. — 956,92 Ko rpa-13.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,446,458. — 324,13 Ko rpa-14.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,458,162. — 486,81 Ko rpa-15.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,460,784. — 313,82 Ko rpa-16.pdf F. Rogallo 1969. Patent US 3,464,652. — 443,25 Ko rpa-17.pdf F. Rogallo et al. 1967. Patent US 3,310,261. — 642,07 Ko rpa-18.pdf F. Rogallo et al. 1969. Patent US 3,443,779. — 267,68 Ko rpa-19.pdf F. Rogallo 1970. Patent US 3,534,931. — 338,20 Ko rpa-20.pdf F. Rogallo 1968. Patent US Re. 26,380. — 440,84 Ko rpa-21.pdf F. Rogallo 1970. Patent US 3,507,464. — 477,93 Ko Chapter 8: Rogallo's Reports rre-01.pdf Introduction to Aeroflexibility. 1954. — 521,96 Ko rre-02.pdf Charts from the December meeting with the Langley Committee on General Aerodynamics. 1958. — 374,74 Ko rre-03.pdf Flexible Reentry Gliders. 1960. — 507,03 Ko rre-04.pdf Preliminary Investigation of a Paraglider. 1960. — 933,64 Ko rre-05.pdf Flexible Wing Research and Development. 1962. — 1,46 Mo rre-06.pdf Parawings for Astronautics. 1963. — 903,72 Ko rre-07.pdf Résumé of Recent Parawing Research. 1965. — 1,64 Mo rre-08.pdf NASA Research on Flexible Wings. 1967. — 1,36 Mo rre-09.pdf Flexible Wings for Transportation. 1972. — 1,24 Mo Chapter 9: Rogallo vs Allisson rva-01.pdf W. Allison patent for Flexible Kite. 1956. — 165,34 Ko rva-02.pdf Rogallos deposition that they are the inventors of the flexible kite. — 722,91 Ko rva-03.pdf Case forwarded to the Examiner of Interferences. — 486,40 Ko rva-04.pdf Rogallo Interference case. — 622,34 Ko rva-05.pdf Allison preliminary statement. — 819,53 Ko rva-06.pdf Rogallo preliminary statement. — 477,25 Ko rva-07.pdf Examiner requests additional information from Allison. — 365,10 Ko rva-08.pdf Allison amended statement. — 699,19 Ko rva-09.pdf Rogallo concession of priority. — 352,55 Ko rva-10.pdf Examiner register the Rogallo concession of priority. — 382,82 Ko rva-11.pdf Examiner explains Rogallo waiver of right of appeal. — 311,28 Ko Start reading 
