The Paradelta Ben Hur is an Italian 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
Paradelta Parma of
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second m ...
. It is now out of production.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 24. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Ben Hur was designed as an advanced and competition glider. The models are each named for their relative size.
Variants
;Ben Hur T5° dm
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of and 195 cells. The pilot weight range is .
;Ben Hur T5° dg
:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of and 98 cells. The pilot weight range is .
;Ben Hur T5° de
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of and 98 cells. The pilot weight range is .
Specifications (Ben Hur T5° dg)
References
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Paragliders