The 13 Woopy-fly's avantages
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WOOPY-FLY
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PARAMOTOR TRIKE
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HANGGLIDING TRIKE
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1. Transport
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§No trailer
No roof gallery
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§= no speed limitation and extra fees with your vehicle
No problem with covered park places
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§Trailer needed depends on the models
§Trike often heavy and complicated to disassembly
§Big vehicle needed
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§Trailer needed or roof gallery
= extra fees on the highway and speed limitations
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§need more space to park or to store
§Stealing risks
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2. Weight
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§Packed in separated bags
easely carriable by one person |
§same as Woopy Fly
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§Heavy and bulky packages needing a lot of place to store
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3. Storage
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§wing bag: 1.7m / 0.3m
§trike packed:
2m / 0.7m / 0.6m
§Fit in a normal building elevator
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§same as Woopy Fly
BUT the trike could be bulky and heavy
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specifical place needed like a hangar place or garage to store the trailer |
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4. Assembly
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•Mounting in 15 minutes by one person whitout any efforts
(perfect for a little flight after work) |
•same as Woopy Fly
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•Heavy and not easy to do alone
take time
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5. Piloting
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§UL license (weight-shift)
handling by aerodynamical direct assistance system (= ADA)
very precise and easy
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§kUL license (paramotor)
handling by glider deformation and pendulum effect wich must be good managed
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§UL license (hg)
handling by weight shift
tiring and physical
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§Precise
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6. Emergency landing
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§Slow flight
§Few inertia
§Big wheels (balloon style)
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§same as Woopy Fly
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§ Faster flight
harder to manage
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7. Take-off
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•Same as a hanggliding trike: very easy
•not easy by side wind
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•Comme en parapente
•Pas évident : risque de se renverser par vent de travers
•Instabilité
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•Facile en toutes conditions
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8. Ground maneuver
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§Type Trike très aisé même sur un aérodrome : alignement normal
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§Impossible
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§IDEM que pour Woopy Fly
§Facile
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9. Flying range
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§Peu adapté pour des longues distances
§Idéal pour ballades régionales
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§IDEM que pour Woopy Fly
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§Adapté pour long trajet
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10. Performances
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§Vitesse Lente à rapide : de 40 à 80 Km/h
§Taux de montée : entre 2 sec et plus selon le moteur |
§Vitesse Très lente à moyenne : de 25 à 50 (60) Km/h
§Taux de montée : 2m /sec.
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§Vitesse Moyenne à très rapide : de 50 à 150 Km/h
§Taux de montée : très fort
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11. Wing collapses
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§Impossible (structure gonflable)
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§Risque potentiel (voile de parapente)
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§Impossible (structure rigide)
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12. Service after sale
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§Petites pièces faciles à envoyer séparément
§Rapide et simple au démontage et au remontage |
§IDEM que pour Woopy Fly
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§Transporteur
§Ou amener la machine au service
§après vente s’il en existe un.
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13. Certification
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§Ok
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§Ok
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§Ok
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