The Paradelta Bora 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 ' ...
, 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 ...
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 mos ...
. It remained in production in 2016 as the Bora 2.
[Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 24. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ]
Design and development
The Bora was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
The improved Bora 2 was introduced in 2003 and remained in production in 2016.
Reviewer Noel Bertrand noted the Bora 2's introduction in 2003, writing, "this elegant wing, like all high performance wings, has triple cells with diagonal cell bracing and thin section lines".
Variants
;Bora 2-24
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of and 63 cells. The pilot weight range is . The glider is AFNOR certified.
;Bora 2-26
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of and 63 cells. The pilot weight range is . The glider is AFNOR certified.
Specifications (Bora 2-26)
References
External links
Bora official page
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