Paragliders are:
  • a weight shift controlled glider,  that looks like a parachute, and use the air pressure in the cells of the paraglider wing to maintain its aerodynamic shape. 
  • These aircraft have a glide angle of about 6:1 up to 10:1, 
  • Fly at speeds of approximately 15kph to 40kph. 
    • Typical Stall speed - 20 kph
    • Typical Min sink speed - 30 kph
    • Typical Top / VNE  - 50 kph
    • Typical Min Sink rate - 1 m/s
    • Typical L:D  8:1
  • These aircraft easily fold down to the size of a 1 metre long by .5 m wide bag and weigh 15kg to 30kg.
  • The PG comes in different sizes to match the pilot weights.
    • Typical weight ranges are: 50kg  = extra small  125KG =  extra large  
  • The PG comes in different configurations depending on the ease and performance of flying
    • DHV 1 - Gin Boost
      • These gliders are the easy handling stable wings to learn and play on
      • 7:1
    • DHV 1-2 Ozone Rush 2 
      • These gliders are the in between recreational machines
      • 8.5:1
    • DHV 2 - Airwave Cobra
      • These gliders are the in between recreational - performance  machines
      • 9:1
    • DHV 2-3 - Niviuk Peak
      • These gliders are the high performance competition machines
      • 11:1