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1. THE WINGS OF THE LABORATORI

1.1 Paragliders
1.2 Single skin paragliders
1.3 Hang gliders
1.4 Rigid wings
1.5 Hybrids HG/PG
1.6 Parachutes
1.7 Kites

2. ACCESSORIES
3. SOFTWARE
4. OTHER
5. TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
6. STUDIES
7. BOOKS
8. SPECIAL ARTICLES
9. MEETINGS

       1. THE WINGS OF THE LABORATORI

  1.1 Paragliders

Glider	Year	lep files	dxf_2d  dxf_3D	Airfoils:	Surface (m2)
gnuLAB	2007	-	CAD	gnulab1	25.75
experience	2008
Ascender	2009			Ascender.dat
Simplex	2009
hiLAB	2009
gnuEASY	2009		DWG S/M/L	gnuEASY.dat	21/26/30
speedLAB	2009		DWG	gnuEASY.dat	16
gnuLAB2	2010	lep	CAD DWG format 3D model DXF 3D	gnuLAB2	25,03
Barretina 611	2011			gnuLAB2	25,03
gnuMagic	2011			gnulab3	24,32
gnuLAB2.5	2014	lep pre	2d 3d	gnulab3 airplan3	25,03
gnuLAB3	2014	lep pre		gnulab3
gnuLAB3 Bi	2017
gnu-A "A"	2015	lep pre	2d 3d	gnua gnuat	27,02
gnu-A 20	2015				20
A2	2016	lep pre	2d 3d	gnua gnuat	25
gnuA13	2016	lep	plans_EF 2d 3d	gnua gnuat	13
A3	2017	lep pre	2D 3D	gnua gnuat	25
gnuLAB4	2018
gnuC	2018

  1.2 Simple sail paragliders:

Model	Sizes	Pannels	span	AR	Constructor	Where	Project	Notes
Simple sail paragliders models	Model				Laboratori d'envol	Teià, Catalonia	1992-
gnupwing		3			Laboratori d'envol	Teià, Catalonia	2002	Sailwing (Rogallo) video
gnupwing-2l		2
gnuswing						-		Sailwing (Barish)
PampaCAT [en] [es] [ca]		2			CZWings	La Pampa, Argentina		Sailwing (Rogallo)
BHL	25,03	29	10,84	4,7	Adrenaline Paragliders	Yecla, Spain	Built (winter 2011-2012)
BHL-JAP	25,03	29	10,84	4,7	JAP	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Built (2012)
BHL-18	18,02	29	9,20	4,7	Fertito Custom Designs	Grenoble, France	Built (August 2013)
					Deryk Goerke	San Diego, California USA	Built (May 2016)	video
BHL2-23	23,03	33	10,69	5,0	-		Only DXF
BHL2-19	19,00	33	9,71	5,0	BASE World	Olonne-sur-Mer, France	Built (October 2013)
BHL2-JPS	23,03	33	10,69	5,0	JPS	Fontanes, France	Built (Octobert 2013)
BHL-S	20,00	23	9,18	4,2	-		Only DXF
BHL-P	22,50	29	10,28	4,7	CZWings	La Pampa, Argentina	Started november 2013
BHL2-19 laf	19,00	33	9,71	5,0	Éric Dumazert	Nîmes, France	2014
BHL2-16	16,00	33	8,91	5,0	Julien Millot - Slack.fr - Skyliners Team	Annecy, France	Built (October 2014)
BHL2-23m	23,03	33	10,69	5,0	Arnaud Martínez	Germany	Built august 2015
gkite	3,01	7	3,19	3,3	Foil Tec Paragliders	Jacinto Aráuz, La Pampa Argentina	Built june 2015
BHL2-21	21,00	33	10,20	5,0	Dmitry Anisenkov	Izhevsk, Russia.	Built (January 2016)
Alp'Skin 21					Thierry Bosq	Hautes Alpes, France	Built (July 2016)
BHL-P CR	22,50	29	10,28	4,7	Manuel Herrera	Heredia, Costa Rica	January 2017
BHL3	18,00/ 27,00	39		5,66	Adrenaline Paragliders	Yecla, Spain	NEW 2016-2017
Alp'Skin 19	19,00	33	9,71	5,0	Thierry Bosq	Hautes Alpes, France	Built february 2017
Alp'Skin 15	15,00						2017	project
gnuPSF	18,75	19	7,50	3,0	Alberto	Veneto, Itàlia	Built 2017
GNU19-evo	19,21	23	8,50	3,76			project 2018
BHL4							project 2018	EN-A concept
BHL5							project 2018

                Однослойный профиль крыла эксперимент (2014-)

1.3 Hang gliders:

Hang glider	Notes	Year
gnuAtlas		2018
gnuFloater	In preparation	2016	"gnu" version of the Perfex / Falcon 4 floaters
miniSPS	In preparation	2016
gnu-porta-glider	cable leading edge hang glider, superlight and packs under 1,5m
gnudwing-cl	bowsprit crosstube-less hang glider.
SPS2008	Short Pack Standard Hang Glider	2008
gnuSTAR	Initial ideas
xtralight (1993)		1993
Labclassic (1993)		1993
ctlss (1993)		1993

1.4 Rigid wings:               

Bow rigid wing	initial analysis
gnu-V	Rigid wing	project for a type "Icarus V" / "Fledge"
gnuchanute	Rigid wing	project for a Chanute/Hang Loose...
gnu-quicksilver	Rigid wing	only the name
lab-mill	Rigid wing	Wing with the planform and controls of Millenium and structure of Fledge...
New Hybird Glider		New Hybird Glider by Thierry Blanc

 
1.5 Others:

Paramontante II [en] [es]	Hybrid HG/PG	Built and tested by CZWings
woopy-lab	Hybrid HG/PG
AVL	Free flight gyroglider

 
1.6 Parachutes:  

Parachute	Notes
gnu-paracommander Round ascending parachute type "Paracommander" or "Parasail
lab-BASE-R
lab-BASE-7c
gnuBASE	project
gnuSoyuz	1000 m2 spacecraft main parachute

1.7 Kites:      

JouetBHL	4.0 m2	Paraglider single skin
gkite	3.01 m2	Kite single skin
Parafoil simple face	0.25 m2	Rectangular single skin
MF-3	7.5 m2
Kait 5m2	5 m2
Kait 7m2	7 m2

2. ACCESSORIES

Finessòmetre  simple geometric device to know the inclination of our flight or that of the mountain

Anemometer Laboratori

gnu-e emergency parachute "Pull Down Apex"...

gnustop  drag stop parachute

lab-wh crossed bands for HG/RG ground training

Mountain arness

lab-fd light cover for delta wing


3. SOFTWARE

3.1 Design software

LE Hang gliding 0.5
LE Paragliding 2.60 Laboratori d'envol paragliding design software. Manual. FAQ.
LEparagliding 2.80
Geometry pre-processor 1.4 for use (optional) with LEparagliding
air2dxf (Fortran version. Airfoil conversion from .dat format to .dxf)
air2dxf (GNU Octave version)
ac airfoil converter (airfoil conversion from .dat format to especial .txt format for use with leparagliding)
leparachute 0.12 parachute and parasail design program

3.2 Other design programs very Recommended

SingleSkin paragliders by Nikolay Rainsiv
Openglider advanced paraglider design software (under development) GNU/GPL 3.0 by Simon Klemenc
XFLR5 is an analysis tool for airfoils, wings and planes operating at low Reynolds Numbers

3.3 Additional Programs and Scripts

ta Track Analysis program (.gpx files)
Source code not compiled. For UNIX computers:
Script in language "bash" for drawing hang gliders
Joukowsky airfoils. FORTRAN program for computing and drawing airfoils.
Perfils NACA. FORTRAN program for computing and drawing airfoils.
Simple surface airfoils. Geometrical definition and drawing program.
Conversion of GPS waypoints to .dxf for CAD. Aplicaton to Catalunya waypoints.

4. OTHER

Artificial training hill

Portable delta ramp: a ramp of 5 m unevenness that can come apart, load in a van and ride in any flat place  well directed at the wind, and near home...

Autogiro for free flight AVL

Inflatable and transportable dune for soaring  flights ("groundhandling" and "free-style"...) 

Sand dune estude for Ocata beach

5. TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS

- Paraglider aerofoil fitting
- Aluminum alloys and HG tubing
- Fabrics (PG/HG)
- Suspension lines
- Thread and needles
- Cables
- Aeronautical screws AN
- Steel maillons
- Maillon estructural analysis
- PG classical planforms
- HG classical planforms
- Real paraglider airfoils
- Vario seat, concept
- Cage, concept

6. STUDIES

3D-Shaping notes
Theoretical and practical experimentation with single skin airfoils [en] [ru]
Stress-Strain ripstop curves
Porosity check and water piston porosymeter
Notes on geometry problems in the design of paragliders (septembre 2007)
Parachute calculations, pressure, temperature, and air density influence
Parachute gore solving the parachute-parasail gore

7. BOOKS

Paraglider design handbook [en] [ru]
Hangglider design handbook

8. SPECIAL ARTICLES

Philosophy of engineering and UNIX hackers (in preparation)
Single skin stiffening ideas
BarretinaHyperLite simple skin paraglider | Article: Why GNU gliders ?


9. MEETINGS

1st mono-surface single skin-schirm paragliding design meeting. Les Escaules august 2013.
2n mono-surface single skin meeting Les Escaules (--)


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