gotta say.. these talks were good marketing for Phi. I'm definetely putting them in my radar whenever I upgrade my glider :) I would love a more in depth review of their gliders by you and Gemma.. maybe Hannes could lend a couple of gliders?:P
It started earlier than this. Some of the preliminary designs came into play in WWII and were used being towed behind ships to spy over the horizon. Miniature blimps and later wings were used.
Nice one Andre, this kind of insight into paragliders is just great !! :) will the next episode be about how to build your own paraglider ? ;) :D :D :D Seriously though, design and the thinking behind it is absolutely fascinating, love these kind of videos and I am looking forward to the rest of the four hours !!
We were thinking about a workshop. We will build a single skin paraglider from any cheap material: IKEA bags for example. Another project would be, building a flying paraglider from materials that were existing at ancient Roman times.
Hannes, I'd like to suggest a couple of names for these two awesome sounding projects if I may :) The BLIP - Bin Liner Inexpensive Paraglider, for the plastic bag design & SPARTACUS - for the design from ancient materials :) What could could the ancients have built if only they had knowledge we have ? is a question I've often wondered about ... Two projects to look forward to seeing progress !! :)
@@AndreBandarra1 cheers! In Australia/ new Zealand structural, civil, mechanical engineers only ever use millimetres or metres. Only ones I can think of that use centimetres are tailors.
1.4 mm instead of .4, thats a huge messup from a manufacturer building a performance glider. Guess you need the bad times so you can appreciate the good ones 😉
Super cool, thanks for recording & sharing.
4 hours ..... I am very glad that you decided to split the talk into smaller chunks. Are you sitting comfortably ...
Cheers for uploading this Andre
Thanx a lot Andre for editing and uploading this video!
Awesome. Next part please
gotta say.. these talks were good marketing for Phi. I'm definetely putting them in my radar whenever I upgrade my glider :) I would love a more in depth review of their gliders by you and Gemma.. maybe Hannes could lend a couple of gliders?:P
It started earlier than this. Some of the preliminary designs came into play in WWII and were used being towed behind ships to spy over the horizon. Miniature blimps and later wings were used.
This a great series of videos, learnt so much 👍👍
mentor 3 was my best glider ever... designed by this guy... i am looking for a phi...
Hannes is so funny guy! Yes he is right , Maestro is another punishment to competitors because flies incredibly well. I still fly my Mentor 3.
Nice one Andre, this kind of insight into paragliders is just great !! :)
will the next episode be about how to build your own paraglider ? ;) :D :D :D
Seriously though, design and the thinking behind it is absolutely fascinating, love these kind of videos and I am looking forward to the rest of the four hours !!
I really want to build my own paraglider, because why not, we'll see what comes next
We were thinking about a workshop. We will build a single skin paraglider from any cheap material: IKEA bags for example.
Another project would be, building a flying paraglider from materials that were existing at ancient Roman times.
@@turbofurz that sounds like a fun project, Hannes! :)
Always nice when one of your favourite youtubers, a local hero and a world class designer reply to one of your comments ;)
Hannes, I'd like to suggest a couple of names for these two awesome sounding projects if I may :)
The BLIP - Bin Liner Inexpensive Paraglider, for the plastic bag design &
SPARTACUS - for the design from ancient materials :)
What could could the ancients have built if only they had knowledge we have ? is a question I've often wondered about ...
Two projects to look forward to seeing progress !! :)
Incredible :D
Thanks! ;-)
Thanks,great vids! Do European designers use centimetres all the time? I would have expected millimetres.
Both really, just like US machinists still use feet, inches, thous, etc
I'm not an mechanic engineer, I once studied Biology. But anyway I'm using some numbers behind the comma.
@@AndreBandarra1 cheers! In Australia/ new Zealand structural, civil, mechanical engineers only ever use millimetres or metres. Only ones I can think of that use centimetres are tailors.
...to be continued?
1.4 mm instead of .4, thats a huge messup from a manufacturer building a performance glider. Guess you need the bad times so you can appreciate the good ones 😉
This guy may be brilliant, but he's the most tangential, digressive, off topic, come through the side door, genius. Sorry. Hard to follow.