NPWfever - 26-10-2008 at 01:38 AM
Many of the kite companies manufacture paragliders
And many of the paraglider companies manufacture kites
Depending what sport you look at it from....
But, why doesn't Flysurfer manufacture paragliders? Hell with the amazing kites they make, we would see leaps and bounds in paraglider technology!!!
Look at the new (Psycho 4's?) Perhaps the variable projected area technology of that kite could have some use in paragliding? As a substitute for big
ears or something to that effect. Or the size of your glider could be trimmed in flight? So say your a size medium wing, you would buy a "medium wing"
that is trimmed to have that size at 50%, but let it out, and you have a large, to fly in conditions like glass off, and benefit from that, or, if it
gets strong, bring it all the way in, and you have a small.
And I know Flysurfer uses them in kites, IDK if they're used in paragliders or not, but what about jetflaps?
Or what about the concept of a semi closed cell glider? It would have some full open cells for inflation, but most of the cells being valve style? I
know my open cells collapse, but I've never seen my ARC's do a frontal tuck, and those have drasticly overshot the top of the window.
I think on the Warrior, there was an extra line that actually pulled the wingtip in like an acordian, that could help turn faster, with less increase
in drag perhaps.
I'm not sure what else FS uses, but I bet alot of it could be used in paragliders.
DenisLaMenace - 26-10-2008 at 06:54 AM
Skywalk is a German paraglider manufacturer
They have the same adress as Flysurfer
FLYSURFER
SKYWALK GmbH & Co. KG
Bahnhofstr. 110
83224 GRASSAU
Germany
their site
http://www.skywalk.org/
they use the JetFlap in their sail
http://www.skywalk.info/Content/289/?mnid=104
So I would say they DO
NPWfever - 26-10-2008 at 06:55 AM
Yeah, posted the same thing on the paragliding forum, same answer, lol.
DenisLaMenace - 26-10-2008 at 07:03 AM
So when I start paragliding when my son has grown up enough that my wife will let me go ;-) (~10years) I will use skywalk if their quality and safety
is the same as Flysurfer.
NPWfever - 26-10-2008 at 07:33 AM
If their pricing is also the same as Flysurfer, you're gonna pay a pretty penny for a Skywalk wing though. My Ozone Buzz Z was $3700....
USA_Eli_A - 26-10-2008 at 09:39 AM
i think they do...but the ozone BUZZ Z(2) is a verynice wing...that's what I fly my dog on
NPWfever - 26-10-2008 at 02:58 PM
I love my Buzz Z =) I got a 15 min flight, and a 10 minute in today, in 500fpm thermals, they were EVERYWHERE!!!! There were people still going up
with big ears o.0
And they do, just under the name skywalk....ironicly enough there was a guy at boulder flying 1 today, lol :dunno:
DenisLaMenace - 26-10-2008 at 04:36 PM
Sounds like Ozone has made one just for me the BUZZ
I'm sure it must be a very nice sail, because I'm a nice guy 