As with the weight, the difference in volume between a Light and Standard version is generally 30%. It is very appreciable when it comes to storing your paraglider in a bag.
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As with the weight, the difference in volume between a Light and Standard version is generally 30%. It is very appreciable when it comes to storing your paraglider in a bag.
A Light canopy is even easier to inflate than the Standard version. It takes less headwind (or speed of travel) for the Light paraglider to land on its…
For us, the answer is clearly “MAILLONS”! Soft-links or textile connectors (Connects) are of course strong enough, there is no doubt about it. They just complicate the handling…
It is obvious that lightweight materials are less durable than standard materials, but to what extent? For a paraglider used intensively in school or to make several two-seater…
Light fabric is more expensive and so is manufacturing. Unsheathed and spliced lines are also much more expensive than standard lines. Light versions have long accounted for only…

Tal como acontece com o peso, a diferença de volume entre uma versão Light e Standard é geralmente de 30%. É muito apreciável quando se trata de armazenar seu voo em uma bolsa.
In general, we shorten others ! On our wedging visualization PDF reports, the values are reduced to 0 for the last row of lines. This makes it easier…
We take one measurement in the center of the wing and 4 measurements on each side. We’re testing the uppersurface at least 40 cm from the leading edge.…
The lift is located at the front of the profile: this causes the A and B lines to be heavily loaded, while the C and D lines carry…
WRONG ! A cocoon harness must be stable, otherwise you’d have your feet wiggling. That wouldn’t be good for aerodynamics at all! There is really no longer any…