A canopy's performance is determined by its wing-load.
Nowadays modern parachutes are flown with a wing-load between 0.8 lbs/sqf and 2.8 lbs/sqf in accordance with the pilot's skill.
Our wing-load calculator enables you to define your canopy's size or your actual wing-load in lbs/sqf or kg/m². You will notice, that we use a worldwide norm to define canopy size (sqf) and wing-load (lbs/sqf). For countries using a decimal system - the result is transferred into m² and kg/m².
After you have punched in your body's and your equipment's weight you can either put in a canopy's size to calculate the wing-load, or you punch in your desired wing-load in the last line to get the corresponding canopy's size.
| Rough overview about significant loads: |
| Students: |
|
< 1,1 |
lbs / sqft |
| Beginners: |
|
1,1 - 1,5 |
lbs / sqft |
| Advanced Pilots: |
|
1,5 - 2,0 |
lbs / sqft |
| Pro-Pilots: |
|
2,0 - 2,4 |
lbs / sqft |
| Aerobatic Pilots: |
|
2,4 - 2,8 |
lbs / sqft |
|
If you have any doubts - Take the
next bigger canopy size!
Don't risk your life flying
a canopy that's too small !!! | |
