The Edel New is a South Korean single-place,
paraglider
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that was designed and produced by
Edel Paragliders
Edel Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, No ...
of
Gwangju. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 15. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The New was designed as an intermediate glider and introduced to the market in 2003. The models are each named for their relative size.
Variants
;New S
:Small-sized model for lightweight pilots. The glider model is DHV 2 certified.
;New M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. The glider model is DHV 2 certified.
Specifications (New M)
References
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New
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Paragliders