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BIRDY

The "Swiss Army knife" glider for daring or occasional beginner pilots
The key word: versatility.
Light, compact, agile and safe without compromising its durability, the BIRDY allows you to progress quickly while having fun.

Category: EN-A
Weight : 4,2 kg in M
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3 950,00

Recommended retail price in France
Practice
  • On-site flight
  • Cross Country
  • Hike and fly
  • Tandem
Frequency
  • Occasional
  • Regular
  • Professional
Level
  • Novice
  • Intermediate
  • Seasoned
Accessories included

backpack

Compact Case

Speed bar

Repair kit

Rear steering bar

Delivered with
  • BIRDY glider
  • Trek 90/110 backpack
  • Compact Case
  • Speed bar
  • Rear steering bars
  • User's manual (USB key)
  • Repair kit pocket

About the Birdy

 

This glider is EN-A+ approved and is aimed at the daring beginner pilot who wants to be able to progress for a long time with the same wing as well as the occasional pilot who needs to feel secure before moving on to the LEAF2 EN-B.

It is the glider of your first beautiful flights. The BIRDY is the bird in your head that encourages you to fly and shows you how to flap your wings.

The BIRDY confidently opens up the field of possibilities: modest diving, flight on site, mountain flight, hike & fly, thermalling, some cross country, inflating, soaring and seaside. This glider gives the daring beginner the keys to explore, identify the facets of flight that appeal to him/her and progress.

The occasional pilot of modest level will be able to enjoy this glider which won't get their feathers ruffled.

The BIRDY likes to play in the air masses, to slide in the breeze, to enter turns, to exploit the dynamics of flight.

It does not have the nonchalance of a school glider, on the contrary: it dialogues with the pilot,
It communicates with the pilot, transmits information, allows him to evolve and learn. This glider is designed to last, to follow the evolution of the pilot without ever slowing down his progress. It is a benevolent machine that always encourages the pilot to go further, to dig deeper into the sensations of flight with the tranquillity of its passive safety.

The Birdy has fun without calculation. Faithful and attentive, instinctive and stable, it concentrates all the Supair spirit: to help pilots take the exhilarating paths of the air with serenity. The Birdy is well born, patiently designed and carefully built. It has all the features of a great glider: mini-ribs in trailling edge, shark nose on the leading edge, C-pilot kit.

The choice of semi-light design combines the best of both worlds: the Birdy does not suffer from any concession on its life span while being compact and light enough for hiking. The light fabric on the lower surface is compensated by a more resistant material on the upper surface (which is even more exposed to friction and the sun). The lines and the refined risers do not tangle thanks to a simplified and uncluttered architecture.

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3D model

Features

Steering
  • Adventurous and daring beginner pilots
  • Occasional pilot wishing to progress and to reassure himself before switching to EN-B
  • Take-off on foot or by winch
Equipment
  • Ergonomic risers
  • Sharknose airfoil
  • Nitinol on large openings
  • Anti-friction rings
  • Smart mini ribs
  • Ears kit
  • End Dump Systemglider
  • Removable C-pilot kit
Materials
  • Upper surface fabric: Dominico D30 soft, Dominico D20 soft
  • Lower surface fabric: Porcher Sport Skytex 27 g/m² soft
  • Ribs / roads fabric : MJTec 32 g/m² hard finish, Porcher Sport Skytex 27 g/m² hard finish
  • Reinforcement fabric: Porcher Sport
  • Upper and mid lines: Edelrid
  • Lower lines: Edelrid
Homologation
  • Standard EN 926 - 1 and 2 and LTF 91/09 - Class A
Composition
  • BIRDY glider
  • Trek 90/110 backpack
  • Compact Case
  • Speed bar
  • User's manual (USB key)
  • Repair kit pocket

BIRDY Presentation - Swiss Tour

Birdy in flight

Birdy - Bivouac Flight

Birdy - Bivouac Flight

BIRDY technical video 

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Technical Data

BIRDY XS S M M-L L
Number of cells 44 44 44 44 44
Flat area (m²) 21,25 23,6 26,5 28,3 30,5
Wingspan (m) 10,25 10,81 11,45 11,83 12,28
Chord (m) 2,54 2,68 2,84 2,93 3,05
Flat aspect ratio 4,95 4,95 4,95 4,95 4,95
Projected area (m²) 18,03 20,2 22,48 24,01 25,88
Projected span (m) 8,11 8,55 9,06 9,36 9,72
Projected aspect ratio 3,68 3,68 3,68 3,68 3,68
Glider Weight (kg) 3,30 3,84 4,20 4,40 4,60
Weight Range (kg) 50-70 65-85 80-105 90-115 105-130
Homologation EN - LTF A EN - LTF A EN - LTF A EN - LTF A EN - LTF A
Number of risers 3 3 3 3 3

Soft Link Dyneema technology

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They talk about it

01/02
"The Birdy is the result of an alchemy of design, development, trial and error. A balancing act!"
Pierre-Yves Alloix - Designer
"J’ai eu la chance d’essayer cette magnifique voile pour un petit vol bivouac de deux jours au départ d’Annecy vers les Bauges.

La Birdy m’a directement bluffé. Il y a peu d’air et pourtant la voile monte seule et ne me dépasse pas. Trois pas et je suis déjà en l’air. J’ai plutôt l’habitude de voler des voiles plus pointues et plus techniques. Là j’ai l’impression de redécouvrir un peu le parapente de mes débuts avec la perf et la vitesse en plus… c’est dément! Les conditions sont assez fortes mais la voile reste ultra tranquille, je suis super serein. Je passe une bonne partie du début du vol à faire des photos et des vidéos. Je ne suis pas en mode pilotage actif et pourtant la voile fait son travail.

Mes amis ont décollé quelques minutes avant moi et je dois les rattraper. J’enfonce l’accélérateur et je suis surpris de voir que je ne dégrade pas trop. Ça plane vraiment pas mal. En thermique c’est d’une facilité rare. La voile ne shoot pas, le virage est très intuitif et le frein est vraiment doux. Dans le tout petit je suis imbattable avec ce nouveau jouet. Ça tourne sur place et je peux vraiment bien centrer l’ascendance. Nous traversons le lac et filons vers le roc des boeufs. C’est juste dingue une voile aussi tranquille avec des perfs vraiment honorables.

Nous passons l’après midi à nous balader dans le massif et décidons de poser sur un sommet en fin de journée. L’approche est facile et les basses vitesses très safe. Je pose comme une fleur sur un tout petit bout d’herbe. Ça aurait été nettement plus technique avec ma voile de compétition. Le soir je m’endors au bord du feu et on rentre le le demain en vol dans les premiers thermiques qui sortent sur les faces Est.

Cette voile me parait idéale pour les pilotes qui cherchent un compromis sécurisant mais qui veulent s’offrir des beaux vols. C’est une super machine, avec un beau potentiel pour des belles aventures et qui offre une sécurité passive et une tranquillité sans précédent"
Tom DE DORLODOT - Professional pilot

Gallery

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Gallery

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Birdy A+ in flight
glider Birdy in action
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glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
glider Birdy in action
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Downloads

User's manual

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