Awards
Most recognitions and awards have been given to Dickenson decades after his invention:
- 'Life Membership' to the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia (1993)
- 'Certificate of Recognition' by the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (1993)
- Space Technology Hall of Fame (1995)
- Order of Australia (1996)
- Grafton Town Memorial, NSW Australia (2006)
- 'Certificate of Recognition' by the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia (2006)
- The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Hang Gliding Diploma (2006) for the invention of the modern hang glider.
- The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Air Medal (2012).
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