gnuEASY Plans in sizes S (21 m2) M (26 m2) and L (30 m2)

gnuLAB2  equal of simple and with a little more of aspect ratio, in phase of development...


 Simplex (2009)
 
      

gnuswing project for a five lobule sailwing Concepts
The Sailwing of David Barish, 1965

1.2 Hang gliders

gnuSTAR Initial ideas (August 2009)


SPS2008 Short Pack Standard Hang Glider 


gnu-porta-glider cable leading edge hang glider, superlight and packs under 1,5m gnuportaglider

gnudwing-cl bowsprit crosstube-less hang glider. Ala sense barra transversal. Notes.


xtralight (1993)

Labclassic (1993)

ctlss (1993)

1.3 Rigid wings

Bow rigid wing initial analysis


gnu-V project for a type "Icarus V" / "Fledge"


gnuchanute project for a Chanute/Hang Loose...

gnu-quicksilver only the name

lab-mill Wing with the plant and controls of Millenium and structure of Fledge...

1.4 Hybrids HG/PG

Paramontante II [en] [es]


woopy-lab and bow-woopy-lab [en]


1.5 Parachutes

gnu-paracommander Round ascending parachutes type "Paracommander" or "Parasail". Models of 16 and of 23 panels have been thought. "Parasail"


lab-BASE-R  round BASE jump parachute...

lab-BASE-7c seven cells ram-air BASE wing...


2. ACCESSORIES

Anemometer Laboratori

gnu-e emergency parachute "Pull Down Apex"...

gnustop  drag stop parachute

lab-wh crossed bands for HG/RG ground training

Mountain arness

lab-fd light cover for delta wing


3. SOFTWARE

LE Paragliding Laboratori d'envol paragliding design software


Source code not compiled. For UNIX computers:

Script in language "bash" for drawing hang gliders

Joukowsky airfoils. FORTRAN program for computing and drawing airfoils.


Perfils NACA. FORTRAN program for computing and drawing airfoils.

Simple surface airfoils. Geometrical definition and drawing program.

Conversion of GPS waypoints to .dxf for CAD. Aplicaton to Catalunya waypoints.



4. OTHER

Finessòmetre  simple geometric device to know the inclination of our flight or that of the mountain

Artificial training hill

Portable delta ramp: a ramp of 5 m unevenness that can come apart, load in a van and ride in any flat place  well directed at the wind, and near home...

Autogiro for free flight AVL

Inflatable and transportable dune for soaring  flights ("groundhandling" and "free-style"...) 

Sand dune estude for Ocata beach

5. TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS

- Paraglider design handbook (book in preparation)
- Aluminum alloys and HG tubing
- Fabrics (PG/HG)
- Porosity check and water piston porosymeter
- Stress-Strain ripstop curves
- Suspension lines
- Sewing
- Cables
- Aeronautical screws AN
- Steel maillons
- Maillon estructural analysis
- PG classical planforms
- HG classical planforms
- Real paraglider airfoils
- Vario seat, concept
- Cage, concept
- Notes on geometry problems in the design of paragliders (septembre 2007)

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