Kibo X

2.5-LINER | CELLS: 51 | ASPECT RATIO: 5.6…

Kangri X

2.5-liner | Cells: 55 | aspect ratio: 5.9…

Meru 2

Two-liner | Cells: 84 | Aspect ratio: 6.9…

  •  

    CUSTOMIZE YOUR PARAGLIDER

    With our new customizer it is playfully easy to create your unique personal wing. In addition to the adjustment with your desired colors, it is also possible to integrate a logo into the lower sail! Have fun trying it out!

    Read more...
    CUSTOMIZE YOUR PARAGLIDER
     
  •  

    Check Your Glider

    A video about the paraglider "2 Years Check" process at the UP Workshop in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

    In German - English subtitles are available

    Read more...
    Check Your Glider
     
  •  

    How to open the trim loops on the C-lines

    Here you find the information how to open the trim loops on the C-lines

    Read more...
    How to open the trim loops on the C-lines
     
  •  

    Paraglider line materials, and why they matter to you

    One of the many things which the paraglider designer must make informed choices about during the design process is that of lines. Which lines will he use where in the design, will he employ Aramide/Kevlar lines or Dyneema, and will he go sheathed or unsheated, or a mixture of all these options?

    Read more...
    Paraglider line materials, and why they matter to you
     
  •  

    The rush for performance, and why it can't be quantified

    In the sailplane industry, each new plane is delivered with a comprehensive user handbook comprising, among very many other things, a speed polar curve for the particular model in question.

    Read more...
    The rush for performance, and why it can't be quantified
     
  •  

    Glider sizes – how to choose

    To help you choose the size of UP wing that will match you best, here is a quote by Franta the head of UP R&D:

    Read more...
    Glider sizes – how to choose
     
  •  

    UP Research & Innovation

    Many technical details and solutions you see upon close examination of a UP wing were pioneered or improved by UP. This article introduces a few of them:

    Read more...
    UP Research & Innovation
     

News

Newsletter