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Lightweight

BogdanFly Pizza Race harness

BogdanFly Pizza Race: sub-1kg pod harness

The brilliantly-named Pizza Race is the new sub-1kg pod harness from BogdanFly. Kinga Masztalerz will be using it in the Red Bull X-Alps
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Swing Verso RS

Swing Verso RS: “light and versatile” EN A/B

Swing’s versatile Verso RS is a lightweight paraglider that is suitable for training, but destined for hike-and-fly, travel and adventure too
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Dudek Hike & Cruise above the Stubaital valley

Insight: Dudek Hike & Cruise with Wojtek Domański

The Dudek Hike & Cruise introduces a new concept in wing design with a high cell-count top surface and a low number of cells on the bottom.
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BGD Lynx 2

BGD Lynx 2, lightweight EN-C

BGD's new lightweight EN-C, the Lynx 2, is designed to "inspire confidence in even the strongest flying conditions"
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Phi Symphonia 2 Light

Phi Symphonia 2 Light: EN-A

Phi have released an ultralight version of their high-A Symphonia 2. The Symphonia 2 Light weighs from 2.9kg to 3.75kg across the six sizes
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Nova Aonic Light

Nova Aonic Light

The lightweight version of Nova's high EN-A Aonic came out at the beginning of 2023. It's 650g to 850g lighter than its sibling
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Ozone Swiftsix

Ozone Swiftsix Review (EN B)

Marcus King flew Ozone's SwiftSix (EN B), the lightweight version of the Rush 6, and found it's "a great wing for adventurous sports pilots"
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AirDesign Susi 4

AirDesign Susi 4: superlight for all

The fourth generation of AirDesign's 'SUper SImple' lightweight glider, the Susi 4 comes in a wide range of sizes certified from A to D
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BGD Anda

BGD Anda, lightweight EN-A

BGD have released a new lightweight hike-and-fly glider, the Anda. It weighs under 3kg in the smallest sizes, and is certified EN A
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Woody Valley Transalp 2

Woody Valley Transalp 2 hike-and-fly harness

Woody Valley's new Transalp 2 lightweight hike-and-fly harness has lots of safety features and weighs less than a kilo
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