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Nova Mentor Paraglider
Specs, test data and other useful information on the Nova Mentor. Close-up of the Mentor paraglider canopy in flight.
(Source: para2000.org)
| Year of Manufacture | 2007 | | Certification | EN B / LTF 1-2 | | Size | S |
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PriceNote: These international prices for the Nova Mentor paraglider are only a guide. They are Jan 2009 currency conversions from the 2007 price in Euros! | Euros | 3300 | EUR | | U.S. Dollars | 4600 | USD | | United Kingdom Pounds | 3100 | GBP | | Australian Dollars | 6500 | AUD | | South African Rand | 42600 | ZAR | | South Korean Won | 6090000 | KRW | | Indian Rupees | 220000 | INR |
Some Specs| pilot take-off weight | 80-100 kg | (177-221 lbs) | | wing weight | 5.9 kg | (13.0 lbs) | | wing area (flat) | 26.3 m² | (283 ft²) | | wing area (projected) | 22.6 m² | (243 ft²) | | wing span (flat) | 12.0 m | (39 ft) | | wing span (projected) | 9.5 m | (31 ft) | | aspect ratio (flat) | 5.4 | | | aspect ratio (projected) | 4.0 | | | min sink | 1.1 m/s | (217 fpm, 4.0 kph, 2.1 knts) | | best glide ratio | 8.8:1 | | | speed min | 23 kph | (14 mph, 12 knts) | | speed trim | 38 kph | (24 mph, 21 knts) | | speed max | 52 kph | (32 mph, 28 knts) |
Some LTF Test Results Note: I wasn't able to get hold of an English version of the Size S figures, so these are for the Size M wing - the very next size up. | inflation | evenly, immediately | | rising behaviour | comes over pilot delayed | | take off handling | average | | 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, delayed | | spiral dive entry | average | | spiral dive exit | turn continues through 180 - 360 degrees | | B-line stall entry | easy | | B-line stall recovery | spontaneous | | big ears entry | easy | | big ears recovery | spontaneous, quickly | | landing behavior | average |
All the above were recorded when this Nova paraglider was flown at max weight.
Color SchemesThe simple graphics below represent the available color schemes for the Nova Mentor. Colors are only approximate, and so is the outline of the wing. But it gives you some idea. | name | upper | lower | | Citro Byte |  | | | Golden Dream |  | | | Red-Moon |  | | | Blue Splash |  | |
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