Playing with Wings, Free aero Magazine

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Photos : Véronique Burkhardt

PLAY 2016

The Kiwi in 2016 (prototype: Furia), is a real little paraglider, but only for on the ground and hops. The wing can be controlled easily with the rear risers …

The wings which we were testing in these photos taken eleven years ago are still on the market and are still regularly sold, in particular, to paragliding and paramotoring schools. Independence Trainer http ://www.independence.aero/en/ products/paragliders/trainer.html ITV Papoose http://www.itv-parapentes.com/fr/ Surprisingly, in 2016, Icaro Paragliders got into the niche of ‘ground handling only’ wings. We tested the unfinished prototype, the ‘Furia’, which will become the ‘Kiwi’ in its final form. Development on behalf of Icaro Paragliders is apparently in the hands of Mad Mike Küng.

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