Clement Latour. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps
Clement Latour. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps
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Coupe Icare 2013 podcast: Clement Latour + Catherine Mouligne + Icaro + Valic Brothers

23 September, 2013
Clement Latour. Photo: Red Bull X-Alps
Captain Clement Latour on the Sup’Air stand at the Coupe Icare. Photo: Andy Pag

The Coupe Icare saw great weather over the weekend as tens of thousands of pilots and spectators descended on the small mountain village of St Hilaire de Touvet in the French Alps for four days of flying fun.

In this special half-hour long Coupe Icare podcast for xccontent.local, Andy Pag reports from the frontline of the festival and speaks to:

  • Red Bull X-Alps podium finisher Clement Latour about Sup’Air harnesses and flying in the X-Alps
  • Catherine Mouligne about  her project to find good homes for old wings (www.hommevolant.fr)
  • Icaro about their latest technical evolution – using titanium rods in the leading edge
  • And the Valic brothers about growing the 777 brand.
Titanium rods from Icaro Paragliders for the leading edge. Photo: Ed Ewing
Titanium rods from Icaro Paragliders for the leading edge. Photo: Ed Ewing

 

The Titanium leading edge re-shaped. Photo: Ed Ewing
The titanium rod bounces back. Photo: Ed Ewing

A great listen.

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