Control unit for controlling paragliders, unlatching apparatus for triggering a flaring maneuver to be conducted by a load-bearing paraglider system, and a paraglider system

Load-bearing paraglider system with a control unit having a transmission unit for implementation of controlling flight maneuvers on the basis of activating a flaring strand using the force of the weight of the load with a load-bearing paraglider with a trailing edge, with paraglider straps that connect the load-bearing paraglider with the control unit, with a load suspended on the load-bearing paraglider using load-bearing straps and with at least one flaring strand connected with the trailing edge,

• wherein the control unit includes:
• a transmission unit with at least two load-bearing rollers for same direction rolling up of respectively two load-bearing straps for accommodating the flare strand, whereby at least two load-bearing rollers and at least one flaring strand roller are coupled in the direction of rotation, whereby at least one flaring strand is rolled up so that the load-bearing straps are rolled off in a predetermined direction of rotation when at least one flaring strand is rolled up in the same direction of rotation, and
• an unlatching apparatus for unlatching the transmission unit as well as an altitude sensor for measuring the momentary flight altitude of the load and a comparison apparatus for comparing the altitudes measured with a target altitude are provided so that the comparison apparatus can activate the unlatching apparatus upon reaching the target altitude.

Load-bearing paraglider system with a control unit having a transmission unit for implementing controlled flight maneuvers on the basis of the activation of a flaring strand, with a load hanging on the load-bearing paraglider using load-bearing straps and with at least one flaring strand connected with the trailing edge for implementing controlled and curved flight maneuvers on the basis of activating the flaring maneuver, wherein the control unit includes:

• a transmission unit with at least two load-bearing rollers for same direction rolling up of respectively two load-bearing straps as well as at least one flaring strand roller for accommodating a flaring strand, whereby at least two load-bearing rollers and at least one flaring strand roller are coupled in the direction of rotation, whereby at least one flaring strand is rolled up on the allocated flaring strand roller so that the load-bearing straps are rolled off in a predetermined direction of rotation when at least one flaring strand is rolled up in the same direction of rotation, so that the activation of the flaring strand results during a raising of the load-bearing paraglider with a simultaneous activation of the trailing edge, and
• an unlatching apparatus for unlatching the transmission unit as well as an altitude sensor for measuring the momentary flight altitude of the load and a comparison apparatus for comparing the altitudes measured with a target altitude are provided so that the comparison apparatus can activate the unlatching apparatus upon reaching the target altitude.

A load bearing paraglider system including a paragrlider, a load carried by the paraglider and a control mechanism for controlling a paraglider trailing edge section to implement flaring maneuvers of the paraglider utilizing gravity force acting on the load upon relative movement of the load and the paraglider, said control mechanism comprising:

• a rotative load bearing roller with a load bearing strap wound thereon which in use supports the load,
• a rotatable flaring strand roller with a flaring strand wound thereon which flaring strand in use is connected with an air foil control section of the paraglider,
• said load bearing roller and said flaring strand roller being coupled to one another such that when rotated together in one rotational direction, the load bearing strand is unwound from the load bearing roller and the flaring strand is wound onto the flaring strand roller whereby the distance between the flaring strand roller and the air foil control section of the paraglider is shortened to thereby move the air foil section when the load bearing roller is rotated in said rotational direction by load forces from the load acting on the load bearing strap,
• a latching mechanism operable to selectively latch the load bearing roller and flaring strand roller to prevent rotation, thereof unlatching apparatus for unlatching the latching mechanism, and
• a controller responsive to a signal indicative of a distance between a local ground surface and the load to control unlatching of the latching mechanism.