Paradelta Bora
{{Short description|Italian paraglider}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The Paradelta Bora is an Italian single-place paraglider, designed and produced by Paradelta Parma of Parma. It remained in production in 2016 as the Bora 2.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 24. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}{{cite web|url=http://www.paradelta.it/nuovosito/prodotti/sportivi/parapendio/bora2.htm|title=Parapendio > Bora 2|author=Paradelta Parma|work=paradelta.it|accessdate=8 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706070947/http://www.paradelta.it/nuovosito/prodotti/sportivi/parapendio/bora2.htm|archive-date=6 July 2009|url-status=dead}}
Design and development
The Bora was designed as an intermediate glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres.
The improved Bora 2 was introduced in 2003 and remained in production in 2016.
Reviewer Noel Bertrand noted the Bora 2's introduction in 2003, writing, "this elegant wing, like all high performance wings, has triple cells with diagonal cell bracing and thin section lines".
Variants
;Bora 2-24
:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its {{convert|10.2|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|24|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and 63 cells. The pilot weight range is {{convert|60|to|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider is AFNOR certified.
;Bora 2-26
:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its {{convert|11.2|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has a wing area of {{convert|26.3|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and 63 cells. The pilot weight range is {{convert|80|to|100|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider is AFNOR certified.
Specifications (Bora 2-26)
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081113075510/http://www.paradelta.it/nuovosito/prodotti/sportivi/parapendio/bora.htm Bora official page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706070947/http://www.paradelta.it/nuovosito/prodotti/sportivi/parapendio/bora2.htm Bora 2 official page]
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