The Edel Live is a South Korean 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 ' ...

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 Live was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

Operational history

In a 2003 review Reviewer Noel Bertrand reported that Live has proven very commercially successful.

Variants

;Live S :Small-sized model for light-weight pilots. Its wing has an area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.35:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Live M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.35:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified. ;Live L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its wing has an area of , 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.35:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is DHV 1-2 certified.

Specifications (Live M)

References

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