| The karabiners used in airsport until now are developments from mountaineering suppliers. In mountaineering and in the range of safety engineering, primarily high breakage loads are required for karabiners.
For the permanent oscillation strain in the range of the gate play which occurs in airsport, mountaineering karabiners are not designed. The karabiners developed by Finsterwalder & Charly are designed especially for airsport. |
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Snaplock karabiner Thomas Finsterwalder's new innovative karabiner design! By request of several paraglider- and harness manufacturers, we have developed a lightweight and easy to operate paragliding karabiner with a conventional twist-lock, whose fatigue strength meets the test specification of a DHV-authorized testing institute. This specification is based on the karabiner load during flight, which was ascertained by the DHV in tests, and requires a proof of fatigue strength for a period of 5 years, allowing for safety factors which are common in engineering. Up to now, this proof has not been shown by any other karabiner manufacturer. » ...more! |
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Pin Lock karabiner The ultimate paragliding karabiner forged from titanal (alloy 7075 T6). Compatible to conventional paraglider karabiners, suitable for all harnesses and paragliders. Easy and practical lock. Actuated by gravity. Average value of fatigue endurance Fo 425 kg. Breaking load 2500 kg by only 80 g weight. That means a weight saving of 100-120 g compared to steel karabiners on the harness. » ...more! |
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Quick-Out rapid separation karabiner Karabiner that allows a fast separation under load. It has proven invaluable by helicopter assignments of police, military and mountain rescue. The Quick-Out allows the pilot a separation from the glider when using a dirigible rescue system... » ...more! |
>> Further karabiners for hang- and paragliders you can find in the Onlineshop << |
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