Product Reviews
Apco Bagheera
SupAir Flight Suit
The Apco Bagheera: "The Bagheera represents an important and significant step in paraglider evolution, both for APCO –its originator- and hopefully
for the flying community as a whole. Our R & D team of aeronautical engineers and test pilots orchestrated by Anatoly Cohn,
successfully completed the formidable task of designing an unusually innovative glider. The Bagheera combines the best flying
performance to be found today with the handling, safety and launch characteristics suited for a pilot who insists on flying a
performance class glider.
The aim of the Bagheera project was to avoid the commonly painful compromise: the trade off in which performance is always
sacrificed for handling and safety. Bagheera is uncompromising. It boasts incomparable performance together with excellent
safety and handling properties.
The Bagheera is a wonderful blend of the best of its predecessors from APCO designers, deriving its origins from two
well-known market bestsellers.
TIGRA - embodying the well-proven top performance on the cutting edge of paraglide technology and
FUTURA with over 1000 gliders sold, evidence of unsurpassed record of safety and stability.
With its vastly improved handling, Bagheera answers to the demands even for the most discriminating pilots. We stake our
reputation behind this bold declaration.
Bagheera - still offers the unbeaten 3 year /250 hours Warranty, thanks to our time proven, double coated cloth,
Hook-up points –Dyneema, incorporating APCO’s traditional minimum drag technology.
Sophisticated, custom-made (APCO exclusive) CAD/CAM design, insuring a clean and smooth sail.
A new modified profile – the results of intensive and continuous research, with the best thermaling capacity ever offered
by APCO.
APCO’s exclusive diagonal rib technology assures you of the best canopy weight/ performance ratio on the market.
Trailing edge intermediate ribs reducing both Vortex and Parasitic drag, enhancing the glide ratio and contributing to
lighter break pressure.
Roomy, sophisticated glider bag.
All metal parts are exclusively from stainless steel. No rust, corrosion or cheap, easily breakable plastic.
Certification: PERFORMANCE CLASS all three sizes, XS, S, M, L.
Certification: DHV 2 for the Small and Medium. Large and X Small to follow.
Safety - the user friendly behavior of the glider derives from the FUTURA.
Lines: Only the best! Super-Arramid from Cousin Freres.
Colors: Solid colors, top and bottom. The traditional 4 APCO colors will be enriched by additional colors in the future
(royal blue, red and more).
The esthetical and clean silhouette of the glider, enhanced by a dark line across the span created by the diagonal B-rib,
make the look of the glider distinctive and clearly visible from far away.
The name Bagheera was inspired by Kipling’s character of the Black Panther Bagheera of the famous Jungle Book, a friendly,
good-natured panther protecting the son of the jungle, Mogli, using his incredible speed, quick reactions and forcefulness to
keep Mogli out of trouble.
Only by flying the Bagheera you will be able to fully appreciate the justification of its name."
Webmasters Note: The Apco Bagheera: I have been delighted in the performance and stability of this DHV 2 serial "killer." When I was getting my ass kicked over El Penon Del Diablo in Valle de Bravo, or those shreddy Kagel thermals, the solid feedback from the wing has allowed me to come through some hefty crap. A well loaded Bagheera is a joy to fly and climbs with the best- a real floater in light air as it takes slowing down really well. In rough conditions, I'd say its useable max speed places it very favorably against out-and-out comp machines.
The Supair Summer Flightsuit. Light, but tough as nails with Cordura fabric and nice fleece where you need it, none where you don't. If you are bouncing up and down from cold to hot, this flightsuit does the job.
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