Description
The Dual LITE is designed specifically for adventurous paramotor teams. Its safety, performance, and weight have all been optimised for big paramotor flights and long paramotoring trips. It has the best launch/landing characteristics, handling, and performance we could pack into 6.35kg, so if you’re looking for the best you can get your oily hands on, look no further.
DESCRIPTION
On your next paramotoring trip, extra fuel, food or beer could be packed in your bag in place of the 1.1 kg of weight we skimmed off the Dual. With a mix of carefully allocated 27, 34, and 40-gramme cloth, the DGAC/EN-B certified Dual LITE feels like a light version of its parent, the Dual – with self floating inflations, power steering, loads of feedback and ultra-efficient characteristics. Lightweight means literally effortless inflations, improved safety, higher performance, and overall easier manoeuvrability.
BRUCE’S NOTES
I designed the Dual LITE to push the limits of what is possible in the sport of paramotoring. It worked. Whether it is a simple flight with a friend or a long record-breaking paramotor expedition, the Dual LITE delivers. The Dual LITE currently holds the tandem paramotor altitude world record of 5,066m by our test pilot Ant Green. I look forward to seeing what else it is capable of. Like the Dual, the Dual LITE is a wing that has a very clean leading edge (Cord Cut Billow) making the low cell count (50 cells) feasible thus reducing the line consumption and complexity of the paraglider. I think the Dual LITE really benefits from the Dual’s renowned light handling. Its launching characteristics even surprised me – the wing progressively floats up with very little effort from the pilot. Once overhead it self stabilized and follows the pilots commands.
MATERIALS
- Top surface front : Dominico D30 soft
- Top surface rear : Porcher 7000 Universal 27g/m²
- Bottom surface : Porcher 7000 Universal 27g/m²
- Ribs : Porcher 70032 hard 32g/m² hard finish
- Internal : Porcher 70032 hard 32g/m² hard finish
- Nose reinforcing : Plastic wire 2,5mm and 2,0mm
- Risers : 20mm black nylon webbing
- Top lines : Liros DC100 & 160
- Middle lines : Liros TSL140, 220, 280
- Lower lines : Liros TSL 500, 380, 280, 220
- Brakes : Liros DSL70, PPSL120, DSL350
SPECIFICATIONS
Tandem | ||
Projected area | 34.33 | m² |
Flat area | 40.00 | m² |
Glider weight | 6.35 / 14 | kg / lbs |
Total line length | 450 | m |
Height | 9.39 | m |
Number of main lines | 3/4/3/2 | A/B/C |
Cells | 52 | |
Flat aspect ratio | 5.3 | |
Projected aspect ratio | 3.88 | |
Root cord | 3.46 | m |
Flat span | 15.56 | m |
Projected span | 11.50 | m |
In-flight weight range | 120 – 240 / 264 – 529 | kg / lbs |
Trim speed | 42 | 26 | km/h | mph |
Top speed | 52 | 32 | km/h | mph |
Min sink | 1.0 | m/sec |
Best glide | 9.0 | |
Certification | DGAC EN/LTF-B |