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The Sol Synergy is a Brazilian 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 ...
that was designed and produced by
Sol Paragliders Sol Paragliders (Sun Paragliders) is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer based in Jaraguá do Sul and founded by Ary Carlos Pradi. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly a ...
of
Jaraguá do Sul Jaraguá do Sul () is a city in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. History The city was founded on July 25, 1876, by engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city was originally named jus ...
in the mid-2000s. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 31. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003.


Design and development

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


Variants

;Synergy S :Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 80 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is
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Standard certified. ;Synergy M :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 95 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Synergy L :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 110 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. ;Synergy XL :Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 52 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.43:1. The pilot weight range is . The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.


Specifications (Synergy M)


References

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Paragliders