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Snow Owl



Dolomites
First start, Dolomites september 2019

More photos soon

Snow
Fig. 1 Snow Owl (Sowa Śnieżna)

"Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large bird with beautiful white plumage with dark spots on the wings,
bottom of the back and bottom, has a characteristic white neck around the beak. The male is almost all
white, the female is slightly mottled, young males as well.
"

"Snow Owl" project by Paweł Lipski from Poland. This paraglider was inspired by the title "Snow Sable".


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Fig. 2 Conceptual design



More photos:

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1. Bird design 1
2.2
2. Bird design 2

laser
3. Laser cutting.
forats
4. Cutting edges and points of numbering and reference.
laser
5. Laser cutting.
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6. White panels
tall
7. Cutting of small panels
panels
8. Panels ready for sewing
Ribs
9. Ribs
Mylars
10. Mylars
Tail
11. Tail
Tips
12. Wingtips completed
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13. More and more cells
all
14. All sewn!
tail
15. Tail internal structure
head test
16. Head "test"...  :-)
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17. Inflation 1
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18. Inflation 2
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19. First start (Dolomites)
landing
20. Landing. Note the elegant shape of the bird.
Experiments will continue. Possibly add two lines to the head area
to improve the shape of the area. A great job!


SNOW OWL MAIN PARAMETERS:
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Flat area =  31.11 m2
Flat span =  12.70 m
Flat A/R =  5.18
 Ribs number = 60
 Cells number = 59


All photos and drawings by Paweł Lipski


LAB NOTE: Build a paraglider at home is a very complicated task (even simple skin), and requires many hours of work. Previous experience is required, and very inventive. As always remember that: The free flight implies risks that can only be known and they can be controled with a suitable formation on the part of a recognized school. Not test wings without knowing their functioning. The construction and test of experimental wings without certifying requires deep knowledge of what is being made.

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