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Pro Design Thesis Paraglider
Specs, test data and other useful information on the Pro Design Thesis.
Another great lower-surface shot. Hope the pilot kept the brakes off, otherwise the photographer might have ended up being hit with a Hanwag boot!
| Year of Manufacture | 2005 | | Certification | DHV 1 | | Size Designation | 80 |
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!
Or perhaps you are an instructor, evaluating this wing on behalf of a student. In that case, many visitors here will be very interested in what you have to say!
PriceNote: The international prices below are only a guide, being Oct 2006 currency conversions from the 2005 price in Euros! | Euros | 2600 | EUR | | U.S. Dollars | 3300 | USD | | United Kingdom Pounds | 1700 | GBP | | Australian Dollars | 4400 | AUD | | South African Rand | 25600 | ZAR | | South Korean Won | 3120000 | KRW | | Indian Rupees | 149300 | INR |
Numerical Data
For all you number-crunchers out there, feast on this:| pilot take-off weight | 80-105 kg | (177-232 lbs) | | wing weight | 5.5 kg | (12.2 lbs) | | wing area (flat) | 27.9 m² | (300 ft²) | | wing area (projected) | 24.2 m² | (260 ft²) | | wing span (flat) | 11.2 m | (37 ft) | | wing span (projected) | 9.0 m | (30 ft) | | aspect ratio (flat) | 4.5 | | | aspect ratio (projected) | 3.4 | | | min sink | 1.2 m/s | (236 fpm, 4.3 kph, 2.3 knts) | | best glide ratio | 7.7:1 | | | speed min | 22 kph | (14 mph, 12 knts) | | speed trim | 37 kph | (23 mph, 20 knts) | | speed max | 46 kph | (29 mph, 25 knts) |
Non-Numerical Data, from DHV
If numbers don't excite you, try this:| take off handling | easy | | roll damping | high | | control travel | high | | agility | average | | spiral dive entry | easy | | spiral dive exit | spontaneous | | 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 Pro Design paraglider was flown at max weight.
Color Schemes
The simple graphics below represent the lower surface color schemes for the Pro Design Thesis. The upper surface color is the same as the lower surface leading edge in each case. 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.
'TS1' - mainly red, with white lower surface trailing edge
'TS2' - mainly yellow, with white lower surface trailing edge
'TS3' - mainly blue, with white lower surface trailing edge
Last updated: 24 Aug 2007
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