BGD MAGIC (PAST MODEL)

Size	XS	S	M	ML	L
In-flight weight range (KG)	50-70	60-80	75-95	88-108	100-125
Linear scaling factor	0.9	0.96	1	1.04	1.08
Projected area (M²)	17.8	19.5	21.2	22.9	24.6
Flat area (M²)	21	23	25	27	29
Glider weight (KG)	3.9	4.3	4.7	5.1	5.5
Total line length (M)	202	222	241	260	280
Height (M)	6.2	6.5	6.8	7	7.3
Number of main lines (A/B/C)	3/4/3
Cells	40
Flat aspect ratio	4.7
Projected aspect ratio	3.5
Root chord (M)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.1
Flat span (M)	10.1	10.5	10.9	11.4	11.8
Projected span (M)	7.9	8.27	8.6	8.9	9.3
Trim speed (KM/H)	38
Top speed (KM/H)	50
Min sink (M/S)	1
Best glide	9
Certification	EN/LTF-A

Colours

Available in Virgo, Leo and Gemini

Package Includes

• BGD T-shirt 
• Riser bag
• Stuff sack
• Repair kit
• Speed bar
• Rucksack
• Paraglider
• BGD stickers
• A USB stick with manuals
• Compression strap

 

 

 

 

 

• One glider concept for school and beyond
• Progressive stability
• Cord cut billow (CCB)
• Exceptional roll stability
• Safety and performance
• Impeccable spiral behaviour

 

Info

The Magic takes safety and performance to whole new levels, in a colourful and fun-to-fly package. It’s easy to launch, a joy to thermal and exceptionally roll stable, helping students avoid unintentional side-to-side oscillations. 

The Magic lightens the workload of learning to fly without reducing the fun: great BGD handling and quick responses ensure it’s always a joy. It has good pitch stability, gently biting forward into lift and reacting very nicely in thermals. 

Robust and durable materials mean it can cope with the rigours of training, but modern materials manage this without making it heavy – the M size is 4.9kg.

Target

If you fly already, you’ll know it – that feeling. The first time your feet leave the ground, the thrill of gliding through the air extinguishing any clammy pre-launch nerves. The pure joy of free flight! 

The feeling grows, flight after flight, spilling over like Grimm’s Magic Porridge Pot, never running out. The Magic is the perfect partner, from a pilot’s first fly-downs until they are confidently soaring, thermalling and exploring. EN/LTF-A security keeps them safe while BGD handling and solid performance encourage confident progression. 

The Magic is a wing for pilots to train on, and to keep progressing on long after their school days are behind them. 

Features

Exceptional Roll Stability

Designed for progressing pilots this glider has outstanding roll stability. Paragliders are inherently unstable on the ground, added roll stability makes the glider easier to launch and more comfortable in the air.

Triple Finger Diagonals

Across the whole chord of the profile, BGD has designed three-piece diagonal supports that pass through the holes in other ribs. They ensure structural integrity by avoiding cloth bias from the ribs and creating a more solid wing even when the brake is applied. This is particularly important near the trailing edge since the profile is thin and the diagonal ribs are shallow supporting higher loads.

One Glider Concept for School and beyond

The Magic is perfectly situated on the high end of the EN/LTF-A spectrum making this glider ideal during and after school

Cord Cut Billows (CCB)

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Cord Cut Billow technology has been developed to improve the form friction, glider stability and overall performance of BGD paragliders. Two seams run chord-wise across the top panels of the leading edge to accommodate the panel ballooning that happens when the wing is inflated. Up to five centimetres of excess material is created on the sides of an inflated flat panel bending over a wing profile. Cord Cut Billow technology absorbs the material with a 3D panel resulting in fewer ripples and improved rib profile shape and stability.<

Eyes wide-open safety

Gliders that talk are safer. Safer gliders make pilots perform better. Better performing pilots fly further. Further flying pilots are happier pilots. Eyes Wide-open Safety produces happier pilots.

Weight-optimised ribs

BGD have maintained the strength and rigidity of the ribs while removing unnecessary material. This means less weight for no increase in cost or reduction in strength of the wing. The hole positioning and size depends on the loads taken locally by the sail, and it is thanks to recent developments in BGD software that it is now possible to accurately calculate this.

Progressive Stability

Progressive stability has been designed into all BGD gliders to help pilots feel turbulence and avoid it. This makes for safer and more comfortable flying.

Impeccable Spiral Behaviour

The spiral behaviour is astounding – spiral stability can be a problem with low aspect-ratio beginner wings, but BGD has tested the paraglider extensively, with different inclinations and sink rates, and never, ever has it stayed in a spiral, once! This is very unusual for a school glider and is a big safety bonus.

Snap Locks

Snap Locks are lightweight, compact attachments that effortlessly connect the brakes to the risers. A small focused magnet inside the catch and an internal locking system hold the handle in place, releasing only if the handles are pulled down towards the pilot. This unique design feature means the handles don’t fall off while kiting, packing, or performing manoeuvres. The Snap Lock system solves many of the problems associated with press-studs and magnets.

Baby A-Riser

BGD has added a 'big ears' A riser which is also on a ½ ratio with the rest of the A-lines. This facilitates easy use of big ears while helping speed and stability while on bar. The speed system is light and simple without reflex really helping glide at speed.

Technical Features