Intermediate

What happens if you integrate RAST into a high EN B wing? Swing knows the answer! Meet the top EN B of a renowned manufacturer: the Stellar RS!

Joy is a pretty self-explanatory paraglider name. Fun... It's kind of close, but different. A joke. Sometimes a provocation. It's about the difference between ParAAvis Fun and ParAAvis Joy wings.

It would seem crazy to create a new paragliding brand in a country on the edge of international political conflicts. But the more respect is aroused by the fact that the young S.E.A. team succeeds. So, let's meet the "after school" wing of this new paragliding brand: S.E.A. Smart Progress.

В далёкие болоньевые 90-е ASA была первой отечественной компанией, сумевшей завоевать сердца и кошельки тогдашних постсоветских пилотов. Сейчас, в 2021-м году, самое время снова вспомнить про отечественный парапром. И новый Spirit 5 от старой доброй ASA — хороший повод это сделать!

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An ambitious EN B glider from young and ambitious brand

EN A labelled wing which tries to be a high speed flyer

Насколько "горячим" окажется "горячий EN B" от Sup'Air и так ли он хорош, как подвески этого именитого брэнда?

Что будет, если убрать у Gin Carrera лишний вес и ещё кое-что лишнее

Bringing sweet handling and dynamic behavior in mid EN B class

Старые кадры, новые фокусы: легендарный Папеш из Новы создал собственный брэнд. Встречаем EN A от Phi: Symphonia!

We made EN B, but it turned out to be EN A! An amazing story of an amazing machine from ParAvis.

Sky Paragliders — интересная компания : вроде чехи, но если копнуть глубже — то обнаруживается тесный творческий союз с французами. Итак, продвинутый интермедиат от франко-чешского альянса: Apollo!

Топовый EN B от Брюса Голдсмита — такой долгожданный и такой неоднозначный...

Единственная в Болгарии парапланерная фирма Element совершенно неизвестна в России. Пришла пора исправить это досадное недоразумение...

The technical revolution of the early 2010s can already be considered almost complete. And any revolution is followed by a time of gradual and cautious evolution, consolidation of success achieved and bringing new solutions to mind. Our test subject today, Discovery 5 is the brainchild of evolution rather than revolution.

I remember my first Pluto as a very pleasant combination of flying and easy-going nature. Since then a lot of time has passed and a lot has changed in the paragliding world. But how much the philosophy of Pluto has changed - let's see now...

The protagonist of the well-known russian fairy tale, as you know, was distinguished by a combination of modest appearance and remarkable abilities. And let the realities of Russian fairy tales and German paraprogram are two very different realities, but also the hero of our today's test drive has something in his character...

Joy One was a real breakthrough for ParAvis into the world of modern technology. Let's see how successful Joy II was...

Первый Райз оказался редким примером спокойного и комфортного, но при этом отлично летающего «интермедиата». Сделать ещё лучше, ничего при этом не испортив — перед конструктором Airdesign стояла непростая задача...

Год 2014 стал для Sky Country годом перемен. Меняется фирменный стиль, меняется философия крыльев. Яркое воплощение всего нового, что есть у Sky Country — "продвинутый интермедиат" SCooter.

Leaving a designer is always hard. It is especially hard when a designer leaves a company at the peak of its success, as it happened with Axis. A few years have passed, and now I am holding a product that bears the Axis logo, but created by a completely new designer and with a completely new ideology. So, Axis Comet2!

The style of Aeros paragliders began to change with the change of the designer. And obviously for the better. It became more ambitious and "aero" became much more interesting than it was before. The latest trends were also embodied in a seemingly modest "after-schooler": Aeros Style.

The philosophy of Icaro is quite peculiar. Now this company creates an extremely comfortable machine like Ice2 XC (DHV 2), then suddenly it launches something very sharp and dynamic like Incanto (DHV 1-2). But in the case of Icaro Wildcat TE (EN B) we do not have to guess about the character of the subject - the name speaks for itself!

Eh, it's been a long time since I picked up a checkers! Oh, I mean paragliders of the Polish company Dudek. "Dudek is famous for its paramotor wings with auto-stable profiles, but the non-motor wings of this company are much less known. Maybe it's because of the magic "reflex" profiles...?

The SOL paragliders are the most reliable and long-lasting materials. "The Ellus4 Intermediat continues the worthy tradition of the brand.

Georgia is a pleasant relaxed hospitality, good wine and plentiful, good-quality, moderately spicy food. The Skywalk Chili3 that I tested is the brainchild of another culture, but in some ways this device turned out to be surprisingly "Georgian" - kind, generous to positive emotions and spicy exactly to the extent that it is pleasant...

German paragliders are a distinctive brand, well known to pilots for their comfort, reliability, and easy-going nature. "Mistral's Intermediates have been a worthy embodiment of this dignified approach to designing and refining paragliders for many years. But to focus only on comfort and safety at a time of fore-edge fishing lines and a mad race for flyability is to lose the market. I wonder how Swing will solve this contradiction?

Gradient's Golden gliders are almost an independent brand, loved by pilots for its reliability and easy-going nature. So what should we expect from the first Golden of the high-speed era and wires in the leading edge?