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.
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…
To reduce weight, thinner lines, generally unsheathed, are most often used in the Light versions. This reduces drag and improves performance! We can therefore say that a Light…
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…
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…