PARAMOTOR
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Golden5 paramotor appendix
Powered flight situation – Upper hooking point (yellow)
Golden5 24
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers closed)
[mm]
365
365
368
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
290
315
368
Trimmers open
[mm]
365
379
410
Trimmers open + speedbar
[mm]
290
329
410
Golden5 26
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers closed)
[mm]
385
385
388
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
305
332
388
Trimmers open
[mm]
385
400
433
Trimmers open + speedbar
[mm]
305
347
433
Golden5 28
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers closed)
[mm]
405
405
408
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
325
352
408
Trimmers open
[mm]
405
421
456
Trimmers open + speedbar
[mm]
325
368
456
EXTENDED WEIGHT RANGE
The Golden5 was tested for paramotor flight with an extended weight range. This makes
sense, as you will free-fly and paramotor with the same wing, and paramotor equipment
usually weighs 20 kg to 30kg more than free-flying equipment.
Pilots usually choose to fly with a higher wing loading on paramotors because sink rate
becomes less important – it can be compensated for with engine power. However,
handling and cruising speed increase.
Pilots who mainly want to use a paramotor to get up and go thermal flying may want to
choose a bigger size, so they get similar wing loading as in free flight.
And pilots who want to do fast XC flights and have the necessary skills may even chose a
smaller size. However, as always, advantages don’t come free. Smaller wings with a higher
wing loading are easy to handle even in strong winds, fly fast, have nice direct and sporty
handling and are very resistant against collapses caused by mild turbulence.
But the more you load your wing, the more speed you will need for take-off and landing.
Flared landings must be well timed and although collapses and other incidents are more
unlikely to happen, if they do they will be much more demanding. Spiral dives and all
other intended manoeuvres become more demanding, faster, build up more energy and
need sensitive inputs.
Golden5 take-off weight range
Units
24
26
28
Free flight
[kg]
75 - 90
85 - 105
95 – 115
MPG
[kg]
75 - 120
85 - 135
95 - 150
