The Paradelta BiBreak (or Break Bipo) is an Italian two-place

paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...

, designed and produced by

Paradelta Parma Paradelta Parma srl is an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in Parma and founded in 1980. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft. The company also produces sewn banners, infl ...

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

. It remained in production in 2016.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 24. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed as a

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glider for

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and as such was referred to as the BiBreak, a two-pace design based on the

Paradelta Break The Paradelta Break is an Italian single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Paradelta Parma of Parma. It remained in production in 2016.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 24 ...

. The term "bi", indicates "bi-place" or two seater. The aircraft's span wing has 47 cells and a wing area of . The crew weight range is . The glider is AFNOR certified.

Specifications (BiBreak)

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Italy, Companies, Aviation BiBreak Paragliders