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Powered Paragliders Quick Comparison
| Beginner\Intermediate PPG Wings non reflex |
Speed Range Km/h |
Canopy weight (medium) |
Aspect Ratio (Medium) |
No of Cells |
Glide ratio |
Min Sink |
Certification |
Release Year |
RRP |
| Windtech
Zephyr PW |
22 - 54 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
54 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
EN B |
2010 |
£2089 |
| Apco Thrust 2009 |
21 - 50 |
6.9 |
5.08 |
44 |
7.9 - 8.2 |
1.1 |
Afnor Std |
2008 |
£2385 |
| Intermediate\advanced PPG wings with Reflex |
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| Windtech Kinetik FR |
details soon |
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| Apco Force |
23 - 67 |
6.9 |
5.76 |
52 |
8.0 |
1.2 |
EN B/C |
2010 |
£2475 |
| Gin Airflex |
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6.8 |
5.5 |
54 |
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EN B/C |
2009 |
2799 |
| Apco Thrust HP |
22 - 60 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
42 |
8.1 - 8.4 |
1.2 |
Afnor std |
2007 |
£2475 |
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| Gin Sprint Evo |
24 - 54 |
5.8 |
5.37 |
53 |
9-9.3 |
1.1 |
EN B |
2011 |
2799 |
| Apco Libra |
21 - 55 |
6.3 |
5.87 |
55 |
9-9.3 |
0.9 |
EC C |
2009 |
£2920 |
| Windtech
Zenith |
22 - 59 |
6.0 |
6 |
61 |
10 |
0.9 |
EN B |
2009 |
£2199 |
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Windtech
Windtech are becoming renowned across the globe for
their excellent products, great innovations and absolutely the highest
standards, all coupled together with our helpful, skilled and professional
service. Currently celebrating the 16th anniversary
since Windtech first started making paragliders, and are happy to say that they have been enjoying a meteoric rise to the top in the paragliding world over
the past few years.
Gin Gliders World class,
best quality gliders.
Gin has more than 20 years’ experience of designing and manufacturing
paragliders, and is backed by an equally experienced team, both within the
company in Korea and throughout a worldwide network of distributors and dealers.
APCO Aviation is one of
the world's biggest producers of paragliders, harnesses, parachute rescue
systems and accessories and has been producing world-beating gliders for over
twenty years, with more than 60 dealers worldwide selling more than 30,000
gliders since 1982.
"We
were the first to use Gelvenor cloth on our paragliders, extending the
lifespan of gliders to new, previously unseen limits. We also were the first
to offer a 3 Year/250 hour warranty in the mid-90's (showing our confidence
in this cloth) - this was big news at that time. For the last 15 years we
have been firmly identified with Gelvenor's cloth and for most of this time
we were the sole defenders of this cloth. Gelvenor has become famous for its
legendary durability, strength and previously unseen porosity readings,
which never deteriorate even after very intense use of glider over the
years. Despite its clear advantages, the cloth had a hard time making its
way onto the market and at the beginning was not popular with other
manufacturers (mainly for price reasons). Gelvenor's cloth was introduced at
a time when many gliders suffered from poor, fast deteriorating porosity
readings - causing early stalls, difficult launch and other undesirable
phenomena. Use of Gelvenor cloth completely overcame these problems. But
still the Gelvenor cloth had reputation for being expensive. It was heavy
and difficult to manipulate when producing gliders as it is very slippery,
due to the secondary silicon coating, applied on top of the regular PU
coating. These factors + costs were shying away many manufacturers. We
learnt how to handle the extra weight and slipperiness of the cloth so that
our gliders would have no disadvantages in their safety and launch
when compared to competition on the market , but probably this was too
difficult a task for some other manufacturers. Only a few who were ready to
invest began using the cloth too.
Now, finally, we have
even better news - we together with Gelvenor have further improved the
cloth. The new cloth is exactly the same as the well known, time-proven
original Gelvenor paragliding cloth, but is lighter by 10gr.-11gr., making
the cloth as light (or lighter) as cloth from competitors.
This
breakthrough was possible due to newly installed sophisticated coating
equipment at Gelvenor. The new cloth is not only lighter, but also
significantly thinner, dramatically reducing the bulk and weight, without
sacrificing any other properties of the cloth. This will put an end to all
complaints and claims of cloth being too heavy and bulky. Our intensive
testing over a long period of time confirmed that the cloth is superior in
all aspects and we are now fully confident of its advantages and we are
gradually shifting all our production to use this new cloth.
To show our
confidence in this newly developed cloth, we have started using it on all
our wings.
Its
porosity measurements are 3 to 4 times better than the previous Gelvenor
cloth, measuring 3,000-4,000 seconds on JDC porosity meter - truly
unbelievable results. Washing and tumbling results unprecedented too,
showing previously unseen durability and resistance to elements.
APCO
will offer on all gliders produced from new Gelvenor cloth, a
revolutionary 5 Year / 500 Hour Warranty against porosity deterioration
which in our opinion is equal to a life-time warranty on a paraglider."
Apco Aviation
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Windtech Kinetik FR (Full reflex) an exiting
new product to be released in 2012 (details coming soon) |
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Gin Airflex reflex powered paraglider, an
often overlooked B/C rated reflex glider that is suitable for a wide range
of paramotor pilots.
Full Reflex wing technology from the master of Reflex wing design. The
Airflex has incredible stability, handling & launching characteristics
coupled with a wide speed range. Paramotoring will never feel the same
again once you have tasted the Airflex! |
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Windtech Zephyr
PW -
New (2010) Windtech Zephyr PPG version. Intermediate
glider for pilots looking for the best XC performance with high level of
safety and a low rating. This wing is aimed for a great number of pilots
seeking the Windtech superior handling and the best behavior at full
speed. The high vault and high aspect ratio (5.4) for an intermediate is the
base of this concept. An innovative design with high performance while
improving the accessibility and bringing the safety requirements to the top
level. EN B. |
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Gin Sprint
Evo high performance B rated paraglider. Cutting-edge
competition technology into a trusty high-end EN-B wing, and the result
was jaw-dropping: a crystal-clean wing with class-leading performance,
security and handling. |
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The
Windtech Zenith
NEW- Zenith Evolution spiral batten system improves take off
characteristics and max speed.
A Sport intermediate wing rated EN B for the ambitious XC pilots
searching for glide and speed without compromising safety. Maintains the
same famous handling and stability in accelerated flight as the Tecno,
meanwhile the glide and speed is simple amazing for its class. |
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Windtech
Tuareg Tandem
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NEW- Tuareg-BIis
the new tandem glider developed by the Windtech design team to replace
the Cargo and to respond to the professional tandem pilot and to
the people loving tandem flights in all conditions. It has many new
features making this tandem wing the most advanced in the market.
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Windtech Impulse
- Inherits many of the characteristics of our well known intermediate
wing the Zepher. New pilots and pilots looking for great passive safety
can find a product that has a better glide, a better speed and a more
precise handling than any other certified EN A glider or similar. |
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Apco Force -
full reflex wing - FORCE was
conceived as a direct result of pilot demand and worthy alternative to
our classic and hybrid reflex paramotor wing range.
FORCE is
now ready and available in 3 sizes - S, M, L - covering weight range
from 75 kg. to 185 kg.
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Apco
Thrust
Purpose
built, specialised wing for paramotor flying. Enjoys huge popularity
thanks to a unique combination of parameters making it one of the best
wings around. Fully certified by AFNOR Standard. Thrust (non reflex) is approved for paramotoring and free flying.
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Apco
Karma is Apco's new
LTF1 glider designed to meet
performance and safety demands of the novice and intermediate pilot. Available
with paramotor risers. Apco
Karma Sport
EN 'B' with sharp handling,
lightweight, pilot friendly, easy launching, safe, fun wing. |
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Apco
Play
for 2
a tandem glider with excellent launch characteristics and great
stability. Updated for Jan 2007 (Mk II) improvements
leading to a much better, well-polished tandem glider.
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Apco Vista
LTF 1-2 Thanks to its sophisticated hi-tech profile, the
VISTA sports direct and effortless
handling coupled with superb performance. |
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Apco Vista HP
EN B\C, APCO's high end, hybrid reflex technology paramotor wing -
purpose built and tuned for pilots who seek uncompromised safety, peak
performance and fine handling. |
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Apco
Libra EN C A high performance
paraglider |
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Apco
Fun for 2 EN B Professional tandem
paragliding wing |
EN Paraglider Test Reports

Air Turquoise
FFVL
2007 Reports
FFVL
2006 Reports
Interview -
Mike
Campbell-Jones -
Reflex wings
Article - Steve Uzochukwo -
Paraglider Lines
Article - Steve Uzochukwo -
Paraglider Cloth
Size Matters - Bruce Goldsmith
Choosing a colour:
Some colours enjoy greater resistance to
ultraviolet light.
Here is a brief guide:
High resistance to UV light:
White, light grey, pale green, light blue
Medium resistance to UV light:
Dark green, deep blue, yellow, violet, orange
Low resistance to UV light:
Fluorescent pink, fluorescent yellow, purple, fluorescent orange, black.
You can also be assisted in selecting a colour if you see the Ultra Violet
degradation, after 720 hours of sun exposure: For Light grey the quality
left is 24% , for White 16%, for Green 15%, for Sky Blue
13%, for Medium Blue 13%, for Violet 11%, for Yellow 7%,
for Purple Blue 7%, for Orange 7%, for Purple 3%, for
Pink 1%.
Ordering

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