Wet paraglider
If you fly a wet paraglider the risk of para
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chutal stall is heightened. Parachutal stall is
often the result of a combination of factors.
Water increases the weight of a wet cano-
py. More weight results in an increased an-
gle of attack, which brings the glider closer
to the parachutal stall boundary. In addi-
tion, water drops on the fabric have a bad
effect on the laminar flow over the leading
edge, and this significantly reduces the
maximum achievable lift coefficient.
To minimise the risk of parachutal stall a
wet glider should be braked as little as pos-
sible, and big ears never used. But, if the
wing still goes into parachutal stall, recov-
ery should be achieved by accelerating
using the speed system only.
