Testing

Measuring cloth porosity

Design Insight: A better way to measure porosity

“We should be measuring flow, not time.” Bastienne Wentzel explains why
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Parafly24 Glider-check kit

ParaFly24 Glider-Check Kit Review

ParaFly24 have created a kit for pilots to check their own paragliders at home. We tried out their new line checker and porosity meter
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competition paragliders

How fast is it? How we test paraglider speeds

Measuring the performance characteristics of a paraglider, including paraglider speed, has always been notoriously difficult. But it can be done...
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Air Turquoise refuse to test EN D competition wings

Alain Zoller and the team at Air Turquoise have issued a statement saying that they have made a 'decision to stop immediately certification of "Gun" competition gliders'.
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If you don't want to read all this dry stuff about testing, just look at this picture instead. Action from the Paragliding World Cup in Krushevo, Macedonia. Photo: Martin Scheel

Folding lines under fire as changes to E.N. tests are discussed

A change in how paragliders are tested could be on the cards, according to a draft of the latest EN test, which is currently being revised.
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Accident halts EN D paraglider development

Testing bodies stop testing EN D gliders in wake of accident
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Paraglider testing house Air Turquoise rebranded

Air Turquoise are proud to unveil their new website
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