Trekking Alpine Paraglider.

Trekking Alpine Paraglider

Specs, test data and other useful information on the Trekking Alpine.

trekking alpine paraglider

Carving through a blue sky in a Trekking Alpine paraglider. Pic used with permission.

Year of Manufacture 2005 (most sizes)
Certification CEN Standard
Size Designation M

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Price

Note: The international prices below are only a guide, being Oct 2006 currency conversions from the 2005 price in Euros!

Euros 2650 EUR
U.S. Dollars 3400 USD
United Kingdom Pounds 1800 GBP
Australian Dollars 4400 AUD
South African Rand 25300 ZAR
South Korean Won 3188000 KRW
Indian Rupees 151900 INR

Numerical Data

For all you number-crunchers out there, feast on this:

pilot take-off weight 80-100 kg (177-221 lbs)
wing weight 6.8 kg (15.0 lbs)
wing area (flat) 29.5 m� (317 ft�)
wing area (projected) 26.7 m� (287 ft�)
wing span (flat) 12.5 m (41 ft)
wing span (projected) 10.4 m (34 ft)
aspect ratio (flat) 5.3
aspect ratio (projected) 4.1
min sink 1.1 m/s (216 fpm, 4.0 kph, 2.1 knts)
best glide ratio 7.9:1
speed min 22 kph (14 mph, 12 knts)
speed trim 37 kph (23 mph, 20 knts)
speed max 45 kph (28 mph, 24 knts)

Non-Numerical Data

I can find no test report data in English from CEN for this Trekking paraglider, sorry.

Color Schemes

The simple graphics below represent the upper surface color schemes for the Trekking Apine. 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 another color adorning the leading edge, so the Alpine's a bit different. The lower surface of each design is all-white as far as I know.