Gertrude Rogallo

Gertrude Rogallo (died January 28, 2008) was one of the co-inventors of the flexible wing. These wings are now known as Rogallo wings. She and her husband, Francis Rogallo, invented the wing and obtained two US patents on different versions of it in the early 1950s. Rogallo wings are commonly used today in kites, hang gliders and powered hang gliders.

Patents

Rogallo, Gertrude et al., “Flexible Kite”, US patent 2,546,078, Filed November 23, 1948
Rogallo, Gertrude et al., “Flexible Kite”, US patent 2,751,172, Filed November 17, 1952

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Name	Rogallo, Gertrude
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Date of death	January 28, 2008
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