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Paraglide loops

Bladerunner - 26-4-2014 at 05:59 PM

So, this is what Butane is up to these days. :crazy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4PzV1oBjs&feature=youtu...

Kind of makes designing kites seem like kids play !

Is Butane still making FB race kites?

Kamikuza - 27-4-2014 at 04:25 AM

:o

and then

:alien:

Was the reserve an NPW? Is that standard?

Chrisz - 27-4-2014 at 06:23 AM

So did I hear that right the engineer miscalculated the pilots weights and G-forces as the reason for the failure?

Kamikuza - 27-4-2014 at 08:52 PM

I thought he was saying he way-overcalcated and yet they still broke, so he'd have to do it again. Shock loading or whatever it's called is the problem...? The lines might be rated for 6 tons static load but that looping... hey Zeus!

ice kiter - 3-5-2014 at 08:52 AM


They Hungarians, it's enough no? :piggy:

skimtwashington - 4-5-2014 at 04:14 AM

Looks like an NPW to me. Wonder what size?

lurking video on same page(amusing yet a bit frightening):



B-Roc - 4-5-2014 at 09:45 AM

Either paragliding accidents happen a lot more frequently than I thought or 2003-2005 were REALLY bad years for that group of fliers. :o

skimtwashington - 4-5-2014 at 07:54 PM