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AirDesign

AirDesign BoxR harness

AirDesign release BoxR open harness

AirDesign, the Innsbruck based Austrian manufacturer, has unveiled their new upright harness, the BoxR for easy flying.
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Air Design Ride 4

AirDesign Ride 4 gets complete redesign

Air Design took more than two years and 20 prototypes to develop the Ride 4 tandem, which is designed as a "full-on tourist machine".
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AirDesign Susi XPed

Capturing the heart and soul of the SuSi XPed

We asked AirDesign's head of creativity and passion, Mathilde Chivet, all about their latest multi-sport adventure short film
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AirDesign Susi XPed

AirDesign announce new lightweight ‘XPed’ wings

AirDesign have announced two new lightweight gliders for the 2025 season – including one specifically for the Red Bull X-Alps.
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An athlete kites during 2025 Winter Eigertour. Photo: Tobias Dimmler

Heiniger and Marclay win Winter Eigertour 2025

Challenging weather conditions characterised the fourth edition of the Winter Eigertour, a three day mountain race in Switzerland
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Jake Holland paragliding in the Charakusa Valley in the Hunza region of Pakistan

In-flight movie: Paragliding Pakistan

Fresh back from a trip to the Karakoram in Pakistan, Jake Holland shares what it's like to fly in the Charakusa Valley in the Hunza region.
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Win a Wing!

Win a wing!

How would it feel to unbox a brand new glider of your choice? You might be doing just that in our Subscriber’s Prize Draw, coming up on 10th August.
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AirDesign Soar 2. Photo: AirDesign

AirDesign release the lightweight Soar 2

AirDesign have released the Soar 2 – the updated version of their lightweight high-EN B.
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AirDesign Vivo 2

AirDesign Vivo 2 and LiVi Review (EN B)

AirDesign’s Vivo 2 is a mid-B paraglider aimed at intermediate pilots. Bastienne Wentzel flies that and its lightweight brother back-to-back
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Stephan Stiegler and the Rise 5

Watch: AirDesign’s three new gliders

AirDesign had all three of their new gliders to fly at the Stubai Cup in Austria – Rise 5, Volt 5 and Hero 2
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