g-force brake | Torrey Pines Gliderport https://www.flytorrey.com Torrey Pines Gliderport is Southern California's Finest Paragliding and Hang Gliding Facility Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.flytorrey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-tpg-32x32.jpg g-force brake | Torrey Pines Gliderport https://www.flytorrey.com 32 32 Independence G-Force Break https://www.flytorrey.com/shop/independence-g-force-break/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:40:40 +0000 https://www.flytorrey.com/?post_type=product&p=44892 BRAKE PARACHUTE

G-force brake is a brake parachute attached to the harness. It was developed to reduce physical stress when flying spirals. During spiralling huge G-forces impact on the body, so that is not possible to fly this task for a long time. Dizziness, nausea and even blackouts can occur. With G-force brake that risk can efficiently be reduced.

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]]> G-force brake reduces the impact of G-forces on the body of up to 40%. The brake parachute reduces the amount of turns at constant sink rate. Due to its additional drag the pilot is pulled a bit behind compared to spiralling without brake parachute. Thus the glider canopy has a steeper angle towards ground and reduce altitude more efficiently.

G-force brake is particularly suited for high performance gliders with efficient aerodynamic characteristics and as well for tandem purposes.

 

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