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Ciba Geigy Journal 3/86 |
Ciba Geigy Journal 3/86 | |||
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He flies through
the air with the greatest of ease It's called para-ski-sailing, and Dieter
Strasilla of Weil am Rhein near Basel takes to the air on his patented Sky
Wing. A vital component of the buoyant appendage is the canopy release,
consisting of a Ureol® foam core and metal parts held together without bolts
or rivets by carbon and glass fibres laid up with Araldite® epoxy. The
canopy release links a 40-square-metre sports parachute to a harness and can
support loads of more than two metric tons. The release acts simultaneously
as a pivot joint, steering rod, suspension line snap hook, and quick-release
safety. It positions all controls at convenient chest level, enabling a
skier to sail uphill and fly downhill. At the Premiere Coupe de Finesse parachute jumping competitions held at Saleve last March, Andrea Kuhn won the drop rate contest using a Sky Wing canopy. Mr. Kuhn, who has achieved speeds in excess of 100 km/h (60 mph) on the level, is operating the first Swiss para-ski-sailing school in Sils Maria, in the Grisons. It's a summer sport too: waterskiers can perform similar up-and-down feats. |
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Dieter Strasilla bei seinem von ihm entwickelten Schleuderstart |
Dieter Strasilla demonstrating his original rotation takeoff | |||
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Dieter und Andrea im Flug kopfüber |
Dieter und Andrea flying upside down | |||
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