BarretinaHyperLite 2 simple skin paraglider 19 m2 BHL2-19

Model	BHL2 19 m2 "Suluk"
Surface	19 m2
Flat span	9.70 m
Flat AR	5
Panels	33
Weight range	-
Anchors per rib	4, and 3 (near tips)
Risers	3
Trimers	Yes, up to +6 cm in C
Certification	No

This BHL-2 "classic" model is 19 m2 in size, obtained from size 23 m2 using scale factor K=0.908104. Scale factor in leparagliding.txt input file is 0.910828, because the model 23 incorporates a scaling factor of 1.003, then 1.003 x 0.908104 = 0.910828 (1).

Ground handling the BHL2 "Suluk" on the beach (Sables d'Olonne, 16 November 2013)

2. Plans

Plans 2D DXF 2000 format (2)	BHL2-19 2D
Plans 3D DXF 2000 format	BHL2-19 3D
Line list .ods and .xls formats, including corrections	Lines.ods Lines.xls
PDF views (lines)	BHL2-19.pdf
LEparagliding 2.23 main data file	leparagliding.txt
bhl2 4 anchors sawtooth airfoil	bhl2_01.txt
bhl2 3 anchors sawtooth airfoil	bhl2_15.txt
bhl2 zero thickness airfoil	bhl2_17.txt
txt output	lep-out.txt

3. Construction

The first prototype has been built (August-October 2013), by Julien Caquineau, in Olonne-sur-Mer in the French Atlantic coast.

1. Élévateurs	2. Élévateurs 3 branche + trim 6 cm
3. Reception des pieces decoupées au laser	4. Renfort des ribs
5. Test de couture	6. Reinforcements (top)
7. Reinforcements (anchor point)	8. Stitching detail, in the curvature of the leading edge...
9. Stitching panels and sawtooth ribs	10. The wing was growing and growing..., symmetrically with respect to the center
11. La couture de l'aile terminée / sewing of the wing completed !	12. Nylon rods (2.4 mm) in place. Just need to sew and put the dyneema lines...
13. Gonglage Suluk plage Sables d'Olonne 16 novembre 2013	14. Julien en soaring, le 29-11-2013, à ras le sol, sur la dune d'Olonne. (Camera attaché au pied)
15. Take off Ilulissat, Greenland	16. Take off Ilulissat, Greenland.

All photos by Julien Caquineau

(1) Read more about scale changes
(2) Read more about DXF format

LAB NOTE: Build a paraglider at home is a very complicated task (even simple skin), and requires many hours of work. Previous experience is required, and very inventive. As always remember that: The free flight implies risks that can only be known and they can be controled with a suitable formation on the part of a recognized school. Not test wings without knowing their functioning. The construction and test of experimental wings without certifying requires deep knowledge of what is being made.