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Wings Of Change Predator Paraglider
Specs, test data and other useful information on the Wings Of Change Predator. Interested in reading up on the sport? Apart from one or 2 duds, there's a variety of great paragliding books at Amazon.
A Wings of Change Predator in flight. Not a perfectly clear pic, but it does give a sense of motion. Photo from the manufacturer, with permission.
| Year of Manufacture | 2006 | | Certification | DHV 2-3 | | Size | M |
Price
Note: The international prices below are only a guide, being January 2007 currency conversions from the 2006 price in Euros.| Euros | 3800 | EUR | | U.S. Dollars | 4910 | USD | | United Kingdom Pounds | 2510 | GBP | | Australian Dollars | 6270 | AUD | | South African Rand | 35500 | ZAR | | South Korean Won | 4610000 | KRW | | Indian Rupees | 218000 | INR |
Some Specs
| pilot take-off weight | 85-110 kg | (188-243 lbs) | | wing weight | 6.7 kg | (14.8 lbs) | | wing area (flat) | 26.3 m² | (283 ft²) | | wing area (projected) | 22.1 m² | (238 ft²) | | wing span (flat) | 12.7 m | (42 ft) | | wing span (projected) | 10.7 m | (35 ft) | | aspect ratio (flat) | 6.1 | | | aspect ratio (projected) | 5.2 | | | min sink | 1.1 m/s | (216 fpm, 4.0 kph, 2.1 knts) | | best glide ratio | 9.0:1 | | | speed min | 25 kph | (16 mph, 14 knts) | | speed trim | 40 kph | (25 mph, 22 knts) | | speed max | 58 kph | (36 mph, 31 knts) |
Some DHV Test Results
| inflation | evenly, immediately | | rising behaviour | immediately comes over pilot | | take off handling | average | | roll damping | average | | control travel | average | | agility | high | | front collapse opening behaviour | spontaneous, delayed | | asymm. collapse course change | > 360 degrees | | asymm. collapse loss of altitude | high | | asymm. collapse opening behaviour | spontaneous | | spiral dive entry | average | | 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 | not spontaneously | | landing behavior | average |
All the above were recorded when this Wings of Change paraglider was flown at max weight.
Color Schemes
The simple graphics below represent the one available color scheme for the upper and lower surfaces of the Wings of Change Predator. Colors are only approximate, and so is the outline of the wing. But it gives you some idea. | name | upper | lower | | White |  |  |
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