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Mac Para Envy Paraglider
Specs, test data and other useful information on the Mac Para Envy. Interested in reading up on the sport? Apart from one or 2 duds, there's a variety of great paragliding books at Amazon.
This photo of the Mac Para Envy paraglider from the manufacturer. A custom color scheme by the look of it.
| Year of Manufacture | 2006 | | Certification | DHV 2 | | Size | 27 |
Ever Flown This Wing?
If so, feel free to share anything you like about the experience here. What were your first impressions?
Please state your experience level, just to put your comments in perspective.
For example, you might be a low-time pilot flying a new wing for the first time and loving it!
Price
Note: The international prices below are only a guide, being January 2007 currency conversions from the 2006 price in Euros.| Euros | 3050 | EUR | | U.S. Dollars | 3960 | USD | | United Kingdom Pounds | 2040 | GBP | | Australian Dollars | 5080 | AUD | | South African Rand | 26900 | ZAR | | South Korean Won | 3710000 | KRW | | Indian Rupees | 29100 | INR |
Some Specs
| pilot take-off weight | 85-105 kg | (188-232 lbs) | | wing weight | 6.3 kg | (13.9 lbs) | | wing area (flat) | 27.5 m² | (296 ft²) | | wing area (projected) | 24.7 m² | (266 ft²) | | wing span (flat) | 12.5 m | (41 ft) | | wing span (projected) | 11.2 m | (37 ft) | | aspect ratio (flat) | 5.7 | | | aspect ratio (projected) | 5.1 | | | min sink | 1.1 m/s | (216 fpm, 4.0 kph, 2.1 knts) | | best glide ratio | 8.6 | | | speed min | 24 kph | (15 mph, 13 knts) | | speed trim | 37 kph | (23 mph, 20 knts) | | speed max | 52 kph | (32 mph, 28 knts) |
Some DHV Test Results
| inflation | evenly, immediately | | rising behaviour | immediately comes over pilot | | take off handling | easy | | roll damping | average | | control travel | average | | agility | average | | front collapse opening behaviour | spontaneous, delayed | | asymm. collapse course change | 90 - 180 degrees | | asymm. collapse loss of altitude | average | | asymm. collapse opening behaviour | spontaneous | | spiral dive entry | easy | | spiral dive exit | turn continues through < 180 degrees | | B-line stall entry | easy | | B-line stall recovery | spontaneous | | big ears entry | easy | | big ears recovery | spontaneous, quickly | | landing behavior | easy |
All the above were recorded when this Mac Para paraglider was flown at max weight.
Color Schemes
The simple graphics below represent the available color schemes for the upper and lower surfaces of the Mac Para Envy canopy. Colors are only approximate, and so is the outline of the wing. But it gives you some idea.| name | upper | lower | | White |  | | | Grey |  | | | Turquoise |  | | | Red |  | | | Violet |  | | | Gold |  | |
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