Mayday Rescue Parachute
Available in Regular, Light and Superlight Versions for Paragliding, Paramotoring and Hang-gliding as well as a Tandem version.
Apco Aviation started manufacturing the Mayday in 1984, and since then put over 30 000 pieces into service in the Paragliding and Hang Gliding markets. The Mayday has hundreds of life saving deployments to its name, from beginners to world champions.The Mayday is available in four sizes, all available with a short or long bridle, for paragliding or hang gliding. Apco also manufactures a wide range of accessories for the Mayday range. This includes front and side mounted external containers for paragliding as well as external containers for hang gliding, split bridles, long bridle extensions, UV-sleeves and much more.
- Dependable
- Fast Opening
- Low Sink Rate
- High Strength
| Mayday | Area [m2] | Gores | Weight* [kg] | Volume [cc] | Packed Size [cm] Length x Width x Height | Sink Rate [m/s] (@ max Load) | Max Load [kg] | gr / kg (Load)*** | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD2 Mayday Squared | |||||||||
| MD 16 SLT Super Light Round | 23 | 16 | 1.220 | 3100 | 24.5x18.5x11.5 | 6.15 | 100 | 12.20 | EN Load/Drop Test by Air Turquoise |
| MD 16 LT Light Round | 23 | 16 | 1.490 | 3550 | 27.0x21.0x10.0 | 6.15 | 100 | 14.90 | EN Load/Drop Test by Air Turquoise |
| MD 16 Regular Round | 23 | 16 | 1.890 | 4000 | 28.5x23.0x14.0 | 6.3 | 106 | 17.83 | DHV GS-02-0004-88 |
| MD 18 SLT Super Light Round | 30.4 | 18 | 1.597 | 3950 | 28.5x22.5x12.0 | 5.1** | 115 | 13.89 | EN Certification EP021.2009 |
| MD 18 LT Light Round | 30.4 | 18 | 1.922 | 4800 | 31.0x22.5x13.0 | 5.1 | 120 | 15.6 | LTF RG 061.2012 |
| MD 18 Regular Round | 30.4 | 18 | 2.220 | 4950 | 32.0x22.5x15.0 | 5.4 | 120 | 18.50 | SHV PS0992.003 |
| MD 20 SLT Super Light Round | 37.5 | 20 | 2.083 | 4750 | 31.0x22.0x12.5 | 4.48** | 130 | 14.80 | EN Certification E.P022.2009 |
| MD 20 LT Light Round | 37.5 | 20 | 2.300 | 5000 | 32.0x23.0x12.5 | 4.48** | 140 | 16.43 | EN Certification EP056.2012 |
| MD 20 Regular Round | 37.5 | 20 | 2.690 | 5400 | 32.0x23.0x13 | 5.4 | 160 | 16.85 | AFNOR/CEN 200143AP |
| GMD SLT Superlight Rogallo | 36 | 16 | 1.950 | 5000 | 30.5x22.0x13.5 | 4 m/s@(90kg) 4.9m/s@(130Kg) | 60-130 | 15.00 | EN Certification EP057.2012 |
| GMD Steerable Rogallo | 39 | 16 | 2.900 | 5950 | 33.0x24.0x15.5 | 2.8 m/s@(90kg) 3.2m/s@(130Kg) | 60-130 | 22.31 | EN Certification EP009.2007 |
| MD Bi Round Tandem Reserve | 47 | 18 | 3.250 | 6100 | 33.5x27.0x13.5 | 5.4 | 200 | 16.25 | AFNOR PS98228AP |
| MD 28UL High Capacity Round Reserve for Trikes | 64 | 28 | 4.000 | 12600 | 37.0x23.0x20.0 | 6.3 | 340 | 11.76 | EN Load test 12491:2001 |