Today, more and more people practice paragliding flight everywhere in the world . To know better this wonderful sport we will address its history, its different parts and its current practice as Adventure sport .
history of paragliding
In 1978, a group of French parachute plane. When doing this, they not only showed that it worked, but also resulted in a transformation. Little by little, they forgot their goals and began to seek to remain flying more time .
Looking for the best planning , the first modifications of the parachutes began. When the mountaineers discovered that a parachute that fits inside a backpack, can take off from any summit , immediately included it in their expeditions. In this way, the paragliding went from being a paratrooper experiment to an activity of great demand, first by mountaineers and free flight in consequent.
Parachute manufacturers, Windsurf, Deltas and mountain clothing were launched in the preparation of thousands of paragers, increasingly improving their aerodynamics, performance, planning and safety. At the same time, competitions and records of records first of duration (5h20 in 1985 and 11h25 in 1988) began, then in distance (75km in 1990 and 355km in 1998).
At present, this aerial sport is practiced in everyone and has become a simple flight and relatively popular.
parts of the paragliding
Taking advantage of aerodynamic forces and atmospheric ascendencies to overcome, maintain and move in the air, the paragliding definitively belongs to the family of the ultraliguer planners.
A paragliding is a very simple aircraft, which is composed of three main parts:
- Wing, which corresponds to the upper candle
- Suspected, refers to the strings that They hold from the wing to the passenger
- Harness, which seems more with a chair
Being a glider, the paragliding does not fly because it is lighter than the air (as in the case of hot air balloons), or with the help of an engine (such as airplanes or any type of paramotor). A paraglide remains suspended in the air with the help of the force of gravity and in large part thanks to the studied form of the wing which is designed in such a way that allows the plane without motor .
- wing . There are several types of paragliding wings but all follow the same basic elements . They are manufactured with nylon fabrics or polyester coated with polyurethane or silicone to protect them from ultraviolet rays. Its design consists of several parts, which are strategically placed and reinforced to be more resistant and provide the aerodynamism necessary for the flight. Among these parts we will find the extracted, intramed, the edge of attack, the edge of escape, the stabil, rib, the drawer and its openings.
- suspected . It is a string series also called branched form . The distance from the suspension lines determines the distance between the pilot and the wing oscillating between 6 and 9 meters . The branch of these strings is presented in 2, 3 and up to 4 vertical levels designed for optimize the resistance up to 8 times the total weight of the set (wing + equipped pilot). The strings are made of hydrocarbon materials such as polyester, polyethylene, vectram, etc ...
- harness . . but very safe current protection chairs. These, have containers incorporated with a parachute Emergency , dorsal protections inflatable or foam and a great seat table . It is an elaborate harness harness and aerodynamic
The paragliding today
Currently, flying in paragliding is a very common activity everywhere in the world. In many places tourism has given rise thanks to the excellent flight conditions that present valleys, mountains, beaches and other beautiful places. The beauty of nature is for paragliding pilots one of its main flight attractions, but are also motivated by competitions and the endless search for records. < /Strong>
To fly in paragliding you don't need experience previous since you can fly in " tandem " which implies a double harness to be the flight passenger with a experienced pilot pilot of paragliding . You can enjoy a wonderful flight in paraglining with any school that has tandem certified pilots. Be sure to choose an official and approved company to guarantee the security and experience of its pilots.
But if what you would like is learning to fly in paragliding, be sure that this is a extreme sport very accessible for all. There are many paragliding schools to your availability that the knowledge and practices necessary to learn this flight art art in paragliding.
After this long description, you can get a fairly clear idea of the technical but simple which is a paragliding and the wonderful experience flight that can provide you!
Sign up for a tandem flight if you still don't know this sport and continue with a flight course to continue learning about this wonderful aircraft!
