Equipment

The paragliding gear is composed by two main parts:

-The wing; this is not a common wing, this fundamental piece known in engineering as "ram-air airfoil", it's made of specials non-porous high-performance materials like nylon or rip-stop polyester.

 Pieces of the wing:

1. Upper surface
2. Lower surface
3. Rib
4. Diagonal rib
5. Upper line cascade
6. Middle line cascade
7. Lower line cascades
8. Risers

-The harness; the pilot is always buckled into a harness, which supports he/she in standing and in sitting position. These harnesses, acts like airbag protectors to reduce impacts of failed launches or landings.

  

There also exist some more instruments, used from paragliding pilots, like:

-Variometer, this instument are used to show the altitude

-Radios, the radios are used to comunicate with the team, to assist during maneuvers
-GPS, to track the paraglider position