In the latest video from Vimeo user ‘Frigorifix‘, viewers are taken up (very) close to ITV’s mini paraglider the Bip-Bip, as pilots enjoy some gentle high-wind coastal fun.
UP Xpress mini paraglider
UP have brought out a mini paraglider, the Xpress, which will be available in three sizes (14, 15.5 and 17.5) from May 2010.
The Austrian company say they have gone back to basics with the wing – it is a small, go-anywhere package which can be “stuffed” back in its bag when you are finished flying it – nothing to break and no fussy packing techniques required.
They also say it can be flown anywhere – whizz it around in sand dunes, or fly off a high mountain peak. The wing is small, fast and agile with “incredible roll”, but the larger sizes can be thermalled too. The philosophy behind the Xpress is definitely maximum fun with minimum fuss, as UP say, it was made to “put the excitement back into flying”.
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ITV's tandem mini wing, the Awak. Photo: Michaël Regnier, ITV
French paraglider manufacturer ITV’s mini paraglider, the Awak, is now available as a tandem.
The 33 m2 canopy has been certified EN B for all-up weights up to 180 kg, and EN C up to 220 kg.
ITV list the features of their mini tandem as “Very easy to inflate, launches same as bigger tandems, excellent performance, very fast, safe in turbulence, easy handling, easy to land”.
RRP is 2850 Euros.
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