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.
Obviously, the Light is lighter! The difference in weight between a Light and Standard version can be up to 30%, from 900 g to 1400 g for an…
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…
By reducing the weight, we also improve behavior in the event of a flight incident! Le tissu plus souple rend les fermetures plus douces et les réouvertures plus…
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…