PHI MAESTRO 3 – The high-B paraglider for ambitious pilots
Looking for the next step in the high-B class? The MAESTRO 3 will take you there. With this paraglider, PHI has further developed the legendary MAESTRO series and set new standards in performance, safety and handling.
What makes the MAESTRO 3 special?
The MAESTRO 3 impresses with its 76 cells, mini ribs at the front and rear, and a completely redesigned profile. The Nitinol rods with neoprene padding protect the profile nose from abrasion and make packing easy. With a slightly higher aspect ratio (5.65 laid out, 4.13 projected) and optimised sail tension, you'll fly more stably and relaxed than ever before.
Who is the MAESTRO 3 designed for?
Are you an experienced pilot looking to make a step up in performance from your current wing? The MAESTRO 3 is designed for pilots who appreciate higher performance and more balanced handling. With its normal length risers and sheathed lines, it appeals to a wider audience than its previous model.
What do test pilots say?
Pilots unanimously report greater stability, easier handling and higher top speed.
Designer Hannes Papesh is certain: ‘Try it out, you’ll be thrilled.’
- Product number
- 20260000
- Manufacturer
- PHI
- Brand
- PHI
- EN
- B
The next step
The MAESTRO 3 stands in a line of legendary high B wings. With those wings, the high B has be invented once and was constantly defined over many years. Here is the next step: better, more relaxed, more balanced, safer, easier to fly and more performant than all it’s predecessors.
MAESTRO 3 technical features
The MAESTRO 3 has a touch more aspect ratio, a different profile, different rods (Nitinol with padding), a slightly different rigging, different straps, canopy tension, mini ribs etc.
It performs better, flies a little nicer, is even more stable and has much better, smoother handling.
Overall it feels much more relaxed and is safer than the MAESTRO 2.
Pilots flying the MAESTRO 3 report the 3rd generation being more stable, easier, better climbing, better handling and better performance and faster in max speed.
To reach an wider target group, the MAESTRO 3 has normal length riser and more covered lines.
Except stabilo all lines down to the carabiners are covered!
MAESTRO 3 Designer’s Note
Even during a long and successful career as a designer, it is not often that you are sure that your latest new creation will be an incredible success. With the MAESTRO 3 there is no doubt.
Forget the usual clichés: new benchmark, better than ever, more performance, more safety, better handling, etc.!
Just try it!
You’ll be amazed!
Vielen Dank an die Testpiloten Alex Höllwarth, Benni Hörburger und Rene Pfister für ihre Arbeit!
Hannes Papesh
MAESTRO 3 Nose padding
The new Neoprene padding on the leading edge distributes the pressure of the Nitinol rods over a larger area and makes the wing nose significantly more robust against abrasion.
Nitinol in general is offering very easy packing and low stress by being very form stable.
Because of the superb form stability of Nitinol and the optimised 3 section 3D shaping, the lift section of the MAESTRO 3 airfoil is super smooth.
MAESTRO 3 Risers
The MAESTRO 3 has the R14 riser as the standard riser. It is offering "floating B" with C handle steering. In contrast to the R07, it has the standard length of 540mm.
You can mount a hard Carbon handle or grab the soft Neoprene handle: as you like.
| MAESTRO 3 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of cells | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | |
| projected span | m | 8,77 | 9;24 | 9,46 | 9,67 |
| projected area | m² | 18,62 | 20,65 | 21,66 | 22,6 |
| projected aspect ratio | 4,13 | 4,13 | 4,13 | 4,13 | |
| flat span | m | 11,08 | 11,67 | 11,95 | 12,21 |
| flat area | m² | 21,75 | 24,12 | 25,29 | 26,4 |
| flat aspect ratio | 5,65 | 5,65 | 5,65 | 5,65 | |
| line length | m | 6,56 | 6,91 | 7,08 | 7,23 |
| maximum chord | m | 2,45 | 2,58 | 2,65 | 2,70 |
| minimum chord | m | 0,51 | 0,53 | 0,55 | 0,56 |
| weight | kg | 4,3 | 4,75 | 4,95 | 5,1 |
| standard weight range | kg | 65-85 | 75-95 | 83-103 | 90-110 |
| extended weight range | kg | 85-90 | 95-100 | 103-108 | 110-115 |
| certified weight range | kg | 65-90 | 75-100 | 83-108 | 90-115 |
| certification (EN/LTF) | B | B | B | B | |
| ext. weight range motor | kg | 65-150 | 75-150 | 83-170 | 90-170 |
| certification DGAC | i.A. | i.A. | i.A. | i.A. | |
| material | Skytex 32 / 27 double coated | ||||
| risers | R014 (3+1) | ||||
| riser length | mm | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 |
| speedway | mm | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
The MAESTRO 3 light will be available in the sizes 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25.
We do the 2 biggest sizes only in the light version to limit packing volume and weight.
- Maestro 3
- Compression bag
- Repair kit
- Optional carbon handle for the R14