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If you don't want to read all this dry stuff about testing, just look at this picture instead. Action from the Paragliding World Cup in Krushevo, Macedonia. Photo: Martin Scheel

Folding lines under fire as changes to E.N. tests are discussed

A change in how paragliders are tested could be on the cards, according to a draft of the latest EN test, which is currently being revised.

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Escape's new EN D paraglider, the S'max Sr

Escape S’Max Sr ‘true EN D’ paraglider on sale in spring 2012

Escape’s new ‘true EN D’ paraglider, the S’Max Sr, will be ready in the early Spring

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Ozone's new lightweight cross country paraglider, the LM4

Ozone LM4: lightweight, high-performance vol-bivouac paraglider

Ozone’s LM4 is a lightweight, high-performance EN D vol-bivouac wing for experienced pilots

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Gin's "true EN D" wing for 2012, the Boomerang X

Gin Paragliders’ EN D competitor: the Boomerang X

Gin’s “true EN D” Bomerang X is available for all, and proving itself at the PWC Superfinal in Mexico.

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Niviuk's new EN D paraglider for 2012, the Icepeak 6

Niviuk release EN D Icepeak 6

Niviuk have unveiled their new EN D paraglider, the Icepeak 6

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CIVL Paragliding Competitions Safety Task Force: First report

Comp Class comeback: Report clears ‘dangerous paragliders’ and focuses on pilot education

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Accident halts EN D paraglider development

Testing bodies stop testing EN D gliders in wake of accident

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Manuel Fasser on the Swing Apus 15

Swing’s new EN D paraglider, the Apus

Swing’s new EN D Apus is a small, agile little thing just like its avian namesake, the swift.

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Ozone's new EnZo, an EN D comp paraglider. Photo: Ozone

Ozone release EN D comp wing

Ozone’s EnZo is the first of the new breed of EN D comp wings

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Nova Ibex2, their new lightweight paraglider

Ibex 2 replaces Nova’s lightweight Ibex

Nova’s new lightweight EN D Ibex 2 is proving popular already

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Air Design's new En D Pure

Air Design’s EN D Pure paraglider

Air Design’s new EN D Pure is now certified in all four sizes.

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Sol Torck 2. Photo: Fernando Pradi

Torck 2: a new EN D paraglider from Sol

Sol say they focussed on building a great thermal climbing machine with the new EN D Torck 2.

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Stratus 8, the new EN D paraglider from Swing

Swing’s serial class Stratus 8

Swing have made a new serial class paraglider for advanced and ambitious competition pilots: the Stratus 8.

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PMA reiterate they want Serial Class only in FAI Cat 1 events

Ozone Mantra M4, EN D paraglider

Ozone have released their Mantra M4 serial class wing, certified EN D.

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Axispara's new EN D paraglider is the Venus III

Axispara’s new EN D Venus III

Axispara have a new Venus III paraglider in the pipeline. Replacing the Venus II it will be classified EN D.

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Sky Country Evolution-X: EN D paraglider with aspect ratio of 7.3

Sky Country claim the Evolution-X is the first ever paraglider with an aspect ratio over 7 to achieve EN certification.

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Gin Boomerang GTO video

Gin have a new video, showing off their EN D competition wing, the Boomerang GTO.

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All sizes of Gradient Avax XC3 certified EN D

All sizes of Gradient’s high performance paraglider, the Avax XC3, have now been certified EN D.

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Niviuk Peak 2 EN D paraglider

Niviuk have announced that their new high-performance paraglider, the Peak 2, has met the requirements for EN D certification.

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The Bidule: Little Cloud’s mini tandem paraglider

Little Cloud have released their mini tandem paraglider, the Bidule, for people who want to “share the joy of a mini wing!”

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