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Technicians prepare the inflatable wing on Paresev 1-C Technicians prepare the inflatable wing on Paresev 1-C
Photo Number: E-10355
Photo Date: April 5, 1963
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Description: This photo shows the Paresev (Paraglider Research Vehicle) space frame receiving a new wing. Frank Fedor and a technician helper are attaching a half-scale version of an inflatable wing in a hangar at NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards, California.

The Paresev in this configuration was called the 1-C and was expected to closely approximate the aerodynamic characteristics that would be encountered with the Gemini space capsule with a parawing extended. The whole wing was not inflatable; the three chambers that acted as spars and supported the wing inflated.

Keywords: Paresev; Paraglider Research Vehicle; 1-C; Frank Fedor; NASA Flight Research Center; Edwards

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