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May 2009 - Windtech release the Kinetik Plus an evolution of the Kinetik with many improvements making a superb paramotor wing. Apr 2009 - We can now supply Windtech paragliders, Windtech are renowned for there excellent products resulting an a meteoric rise to the top in the paragliding world over the past few years Jan 2009 - Now S, M and L sizes of Karma SP are fully certified for free flying and also load tested for paramotor use Dec 2008 - Apco release the Apco Karma Sport, with performance better than Karma, weight lighter by almost a kilo, equipped with all new FLEXON battens on L/E across the span, significantly lower line drag, made from new lightweight Gelvenor cloth - KARMA SP feels fresh, fun and reassuring. Nov 2008 - After almost 100 hours of testing by the manufacturer, without any failures, testing of the new G6 Power paramotor is now being continued in the UK Sept 2008 - The Spanish record-man Ramon Morrillas has set not one but two new world records, after taking off this Tuesday 2 of September from the beach of Motril (Granada, Spain) at sea level and climbing to 6000m in just 1 hour and 11 minutes, to then continue climbing up to 6749m: the highest altitude achieved so far by paramotor.The current world champion and European vice-champion flew with a PAP F200 paramotor (fitted with a Fly200 engine) and a glider Advance Omega 7, size 26. Equipped to support temperatures as low as -20ºC, Ramon started the flight at 15:17 hours and by16:28 he had secured his first record: time to climb to 6000 meters, a mark that was already in his hands since October of 2006 with 4 hours and 40 minutes. At 17:02, that is to say, 34 minutes later, he set the second record: altitude of 6749m (to be confirmed by the FAI through the data of the instruments), which widely exceeds his previous and still valid record of 6102 meters. He could even add a third record, if the time that took him to reach 3000m is shorter than the present record of 26 minutes and 36 seconds (Ramon believes it was about 25 minutes). At 17:45, Ramon landed at his doorstep on the Purche mountain in Granada, somewhat tired but satisfied. Ramon told Ojovolador that this record attempt is part of the in-flight testing he is doing to his new motor, which he plans to use on a next expedition to Pakistan where he will try to set new landmarks in altitude flying: climbing to +8000m over the Himalayas. In this flight and others done during last week above 6300m, Ramon saw that the engine power gave him a good ascent rate up to around 5500m; then it would lose thrust. For that reason he introduced a homemade solution to adjust the carburetor in flight and, later, removed the air filter to keep the power at altitude. Even so, the lower density of the air at +6000m meant that the propeller also lost thrust so the pilot had to take advantage of the strong winds (about 30 knots) on Tuesday to climb over the massif of Sierra Nevada.
April 2008 -
The Apco Thrust - purpose
built paramotor wing now seriously improved. Thrust 09 is now made from the
new lightweight Gelvenor siliconised cloth with optional 5 Year/500 hour
warranty, shedding 500gr. of its weight. New, sophisticated FLEXON® batten
system incorporated (see here) - replacing mylar
reinforcement on L/E - another 300gr. gone from weight of the glider.
March 2008 -
APCO will offer on all gliders produced from
new Gelvenor cloth, a revolutionary 5 Year / 500 Hour Warranty against
porosity deterioration which in our opinion is equal to a life-time warranty
on a paraglider.
This breakthrough was
possible due to newly installed sophisticated coating equipment at
Gelvenor. The new cloth is not only lighter, but also significantly thinner,
dramatically reducing the bulk and weight, without sacrificing any other
properties of the cloth. This will put an end to all complaints and claims
of cloth being too heavy and bulky. Its porosity measurements are 3 to 4
times better than the previous Gelvenor cloth, measuring 3,000-4,000
seconds on JDC porosity meter - truly unbelievable results. Washing and
tumbling results unprecedented too, showing previously unseen durability and
resistance to elements.
Jan 2008 - In the last edition of Vol Libre Magazine January 2008 (leading French paragliding publication), a comprehensive comparison of 55 wings was published summarizing all glider reviews for all current wings evaluated by them over the last 2 years. A number of APCO gliders STAR in this comparison, including Karma, Vista, Thrust HP.
Karma was
compared to best rival brands and in the long standing APCO tradition
the Karma measured the best L/D in its Class, leaving behind many well
regarded brands It was the only glider measuring a glide ratio over 8 -
infact 8.07 at 36km/h when all the rest were dragging behind with 7
point something In the Paramotor section Apco's
Thrust HP stars on the front Page and was
elected as the magazines top choice of the Year!!!
"Impeccable inflation",
"Very large speed range with excellent top Speed", "Packed with high
end features, semi-reflex profile", "SRS and Hit valves", "Safety
inspiring wing with excellent passive security".
August 2007 - Apco's latest and highly successful wing the Vista is now available with paramotor risers July 2007- Apco Thrust HP is fully certified by new CEN certification (according to EN 926-2:2005 and EN 926-1:2006 ) 'C'. Also available with stabilo steering option (Certified). July 2007- World record for limited fuel closed circuit flight has been ratified, David Rogers flew 52.9Km on his Apco Thrust/Corsair M25y outfit using 10 ltrs of petrol. This is the second paramotor record set using a Thrust wing (Venelin Staykov set a triangle speed record last year). Feb 2007 - Apco have launched the latest addition to our paramotor range the THRUST HP. It is available now in 2 sizes – covering weight range from 75kg - 175kg. Designed to convert from Thrust profile to reflex profile at speed.Nov 2006 - New World Record of Speed in PPG Trike: 59,5 km/h - On Sunday November 19th, pilot Daniel Crespo set a new record of speed over straight course of 15-25 km in paramotor with trike: 59,53 km/h , for a course of 15.36 km . The average speed achieved (flying twice over the course) is more than 2 km/h faster than the current world record in this modality (57,2 k/h). Daniel took off in his trike with a paramotor Airfer VR200 with a WalkerJet W200 engine and an Ozone Viper 26 glider, at 13:04 on Sunday, from an airfield in Tomelloso , Spain . After taking some altitude, he started the route that had declared before the flight, crossing the start point at 13:09:21 hrs, according to the GPS. The pilot reached the end of the course at 13:25:04 hrs. The second flight over the section started at 13:25:52 hrs, and ended at 13:41:07 hours. The average speed obtained in both directions, according to our calculations and pending verification, is 59,53 kilometers per hour. Daniel's goal was to exceed 60 km/h, but he says that this has only been the first attempt to make it: He will soon try again this and other records of speed in paramotor with trike, as he is sure that he's capable of flying at more than 60 km/h using the trimers totally open and full speed bar of his paraglider. Oct 2006 - New world record in Tandem Paramotor: 360 km Spanish pilot Angel Javier Carrasco (71kg) and his nephew Luis Alberto Navarro (63kg) set the distance mark on October 13th, after flying from Albacete in northwest direction to the province of Caceres (central Spain), where they landed after 7 hours. They used a paramotor Airfer VR200 equipped with Walkerjet engine W 200 and 130 cm 3-blade Helix prop + paraglider Mac Para Pasha II. See: http://www.ojovolador.com/eng/index.html June 2006 - WalkerJet Frame used to build Electric Paramotor
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