PARAGLIDER CRASH AT TAKE OFF

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Uploaded by on May 13, 2009

Tail wind (-3m/s) take off. 
it really hurts : )

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  • Because challenge is the spice of the life.

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  • これだけ走り込んでも浮かないのですね。あそこのテイクオフは緩­斜面で先が落ち込んでないので風が入ってないとテイクオフ難しそ­うですからね。

  • @pyronaught its simple physics really: glider has a certain min air speed. On takeoff you need to run to have ground speed match this min. air speed. With a tail wind you need to run faster to compensate. My glider's min air speed is ca. 28km/h, with a 3m/s tail wind, this means I would need to run at 38km/h. I can't do that!

  • Why would anyone try to start with 3 m/s tail wind?

    I am not surprised about the way this turned out!

  • It looks like if the glider gets ahead of you you are screwed. I've never tried it, I just noticed in all the crash videos the wing seems to get ahead of the runner and then nose dives.

  • WOW , respect

  • It was always going to end this way...

  • Good effort! It's extremely hard, I've tried it!

  • Is aTail wind...or none wind.

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