Ebook Sample Content Preview:
Helmets are designed to take in various kinds of shocks. Moreover, helmets are designed differently based on what you would be doing while wearing that helmet. Therefore, helmets for different kinds of sports are different because each of them has their own head risk regions taken care of.
Hence, paragliding helmets are very special. They are designed specifically to help protect your skull according to which part would most be under threat. It is jut like helmets for any other air sport. The construction is given special care to so that the impact of a shock gets absorbed by the helmet instead of reaching your skull and cracking it open.
Helmets for paragliding, like all helmets, have a twin shell construction. First there is the outer shell which is tough and non penetrate able in case the head should bang against a sharp object. It essentially protects the head from getting poked with the sharp object by holding it out. The toughness comes from the materials which are used to make it. This is generally thermoplastic or any other composite fiber such as Kevlar, which is commonly used. Carbon fiber is used in the more expensive helmets. In addition to the toughness it is not very heavy, so it makes for a light helmet that does not weigh your head down.
The inner shell is crushable. This is because in case the impact is very hard for the utter shell to bear, it will lead to the crushing of the inner crushable shell. By doing so, the impact will be absorbed by that shell instead of reaching your skull. The polystyrene used to construct this shell absorbs shock effectively.
A full faced helmet, though more expensive, is advisable for paragliding. It protects your lower face, especially your mouth and chin. If the helmet is of good quality it will not cause much disturbance to your field of vision. That is to say it will help you see clearly even with the helmet on. Some helmets have cut outs for ears to enable pilots to hear the air and judge the speed and flow of the air. This cut also enables free circulation of air inside the helmet so that you don’t feel nauseated and suffocated.
- File Size:2,206 KB
- License: Master Resell Rights
- Category:Ebooks
- Tags:2010 Ebooks Master Resale Rights