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TRUE THREE LINERS
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The less line you have on a paraglider the less drag you have and the better the glider performs. By attaching only three sets of lines across the chord we are able to eliminate up to 20% of the line on a wing. Many gliders have only three risers but have a bifurcation high on the C lines with short D lines branching off to support the back of the chord. With the creation of the Magic 4 Airwave become the first manufacturer to certify a true three liner.
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PROGRESSIVE CLOSED CELLS
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Airwave gliders use a progressive closed cell system. The tips, like on most gliders, are completely closed. However, where many wings suddenly change to open cells for the rest of the leading edge, or use a system where every third or fourth cell is closed, we use a progressive system. There are more closed cells towards the tips and less and less towards the centre of the wing. This gives the most aerodynamically effi cient system, the best inflation and reinfl ation characteristics, better internal circulation and enhances the performance of our wings.
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HYBRID SAIL
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Paragliders never age uniformly. The leading edge of the top surface is exposed to UV in fl ight and on the ground, plus it is under the most tension in flight and subject to the greatest forces. For this reason we build this section of your glider with a heavy weight 49gm/sqm Gelvenor cloth, whilst the rest of the wing is made from the much lighter 39gm/sqm Porcher cloth. The result is a much lighter hybrid sail with maximum resilience to UV aging and general wear and tear that is still light enough to keep its nimble handling characteristics. Click here for more informations
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CSS – CONTROLLED STABILITY SYSTEM
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Much of a paragliders stability is determined by how the two wings attach together. If a glider has a weightshift cell, a centre cell with lines attaching either side of it, then the stability can be controlled by limiting the size of the cell. The bigger the cell the greater effect weightshift has and the more unstable the wing becomes, equally
restricting the size of the cell limits the effect. Although high performance wings and acrobatic gliders need to be very sensitive to weightshift, lower level paragliders need stability over agility. However, lower level wings have bigger cells, so by nature the weightshift cell is actually bigger than on high performance wings. Traditionally designers have used other tricks to rebuild the stability in to the wing; at Airwave we restrict the size of the weightshift cell with our Controlled Stability System. Click here for more informations
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SPAN-WISE STRUCTURAL STRENGTHENERS
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By building structural strengtheners across the span of our higher aspect ratio wings we are able to radicallyincrease their rigidity and solidity. Despite their long, thin, racy looks our high performance wings are able to cut through turbulence where many other wings of their class would collapse; in fact many pilots say they look so solid in turbulence it’s almost as if there is an infl atable tube inside the leading edge.
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AIRWAVE´S MATERIAL
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