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Firebird Eagle Paraglider
Some tables, some simple graphics and a great pic of the Firebird Eagle! Like a bit of arm-chair paragliding? Among these paragliding DVDs from Amazon there's a couple that have copped a bad review, but could still be worth a look. A few are very recent, having been released in 2010.

Photo by Gérard Florit, reproduced with permission.
| Year of Manufacture | 2005 | | Certification | DHV 2 | | Size Designation | M |
Price
Note: The international prices below are only a guide, being Sep 2006 currency conversions from the 2005 price in Euros!| Euros | 3150 | EUR | | U.S. Dollars | 4000 | USD | | United Kingdom Pounds | 2100 | GBP | | Australian Dollars | 5400 | AUD | | South African Rand | 30800 | ZAR | | South Korean Won | 3780000 | KRW | | Indian Rupees | 183600 | INR |
Numerical Data
For all you number-crunchers out there, feast on this:| pilot take-off weight | 80-100 kg | (177-220 lbs) | | wing weight | 6.0 kg | (13.0 lbs) | | wing area (flat) | 27.2 m² | (293 ft²) | | wing area (projected) | 23.7 m² | (255 ft²) | | wing span (flat) | 12.4 m | (41 ft) | | wing span (projected) | 10.2 m | (33 ft) | | aspect ratio (flat) | 5.7 | | | aspect ratio (projected) | 4.4 | | | min sink | 1.1 m/s | (216 fpm, 4.0 kph, 2.1 knts) | | best glide ratio | 8.6:1 | | | speed min | 22 kph | (14 mph, 12 knts) | | speed trim | 38 kph | (24 mph, 21 knts) | | speed max | 52 kph | (32 mph, 28 knts) |
Non-Numerical Data, from DHV
If numbers don't excite you, try this:| take off handling | easy | | roll damping | average | | control travel | average | | agility | average | | spiral dive entry | easy | | spiral dive exit | turn continues through < 180 degrees | | landing behavior | easy | | B-line stall entry | easy | | B-line stall recovery | spontaneous | | big ears entry | easy | | big ears recovery | spontaneous, quickly |
All the above were recorded when this Firebird paraglider was flown at max weight.
Color Schemes
The simple graphics below represent the available color schemes for the Firebird Eagle. I hope this approach is useful for getting a good idea of the colors when quickly comparing wings. Most paragliders have a basic wing color plus something different adorning the leading edge. You might be able to get a detailed look at one of the color schemes from the manufacturer's picture further down this page.  yellow, black leading edge
 red, black leading edge
 blue, black leading edge
 white, orange leading edge
 white, yellow leading edge
 white, blue leading edge
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