What are the different requirements between a wing designed for paragliding and one designed for powered flight?
In general: For free-flight (gliding) A wing made for free-flight needs to be sensitive to rising air currents. So has less pitch stability, which helps a pilot feel the air more. It must turn very flat and be spirally neutral, to be efficient whilst using thermal cores. It needs the best sink rate possible, to help it rise with the air currents. Pilots, nearly always have their hands in the control handles, as they need to fly actively. The wing may also be made of a lighter construction, as it has fewer loads; line drag is more important so thinner lines are used. It must also be lighter for carrying up mountains to a take off, where thermals and lift are more abundant. For powered flight A wing made for power needs good directional and pitch stability. It has to absorb a variable power source of thrust and torque, mounted on the pilot below the wing. The type of flying is very different, i.e., going places between A & B whilst navigating and taking photos, etc. The pilot flies usual
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