AIRONE PARAPENTE MARRAKECH

The history of paragliding begins in 1965 with the development of the Sailwing by Dave Barish. He calls this new discipline slope soaring. Alongside this invention, Domina Jalbert created a box parachute which he considered to be the replacement for the parabolic parachute: the parafoil. This concept evolves towards free fall but bequeaths to paragliding the concepts of double surface and caissons.
Dave Barish and Dan Poynter perform between 1966 and 1968 demonstrations of slope soaring on a ski jump, then go on tour in ski resorts. Some mountaineers are beginning to take an interest in this practice, seeing it as a quick and efficient way to descend after an ascent. It was in 1972 that the first wing of this type was found at the French Parachuting Championships. At the end of the 1970s, there would only be this type of sail at these Championships.
In Europe, the Swiss Andréas Kuhn and the German Dieter Strassilla used a “wing” type box parachute and transformed it by lengthening the risers, to carry out “ascents” on skis, and descents in “slope flight”.
This is the start of paragliding in Europe, Andréas invents a speed bar which, with a single attachment point, allows the pilot to always be centered under his wing, this invention will be used for kitesurfing.