The Aerodyne Yogi is a series of
French
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single-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 ...
s that was designed by Michel Le Blanc and produced by
Aerodyne Technologies
Aerodyne Technologies was a French aircraft manufacturer based in Étrembières and previously based in Talloires. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and reserve parachutes.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ...
of
Talloires.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 10. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The Yogi was designed as a beginner glider for school, with the four models each named for their relative size. Compared to other beginner gliders it was designed to exhibit better progressive launch behaviour and require less physical launch effort. It rolls more easily upon brake applications and has better stability, all desirable traits for a training glider.
Variants
;Yogi XS
:Extra small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the
aspect ratio is 4.62:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR St certified.
;Yogi S
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.62:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR St certified.
;Yogi M
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.62:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR St certified.
;Yogi L
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 35 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.62:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR St certified.
Specifications (Yogi M)
References
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Yogi
A yogi is a practitioner of Yoga, including a sannyasin or practitioner of meditation in Indian religions.A. K. Banerjea (2014), ''Philosophy of Gorakhnath with Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha'', Motilal Banarsidass, , pp. xxiii, 297-299, 331 Th ...
Paragliders