(THIS COMPARISON HAS BEEN UPDATED ALSO FOR SOME OLDER GLIDERS AFTER MORE AND MORE FLIGHTS UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS) Most easy to fly in difficult conditions (most comfortable) : 2-Sprint EVO= Eden 5 = Advance E7 26 = Kantega XC2= Ion 3 S = Atlas S= Infinity4 S = Swift 4 SM = AD Rise 2 S Superlight = Skyman Cross country S =U-Cruise M @ 97 = 777 Knight MS @ 93 = Ozone Rush 5 MS at 92. 4-Tequila 4 = Rush 4 = Windtech Bali = Skywalk Aruba 3 S = Sky Apollo M = Mentor 4 XS light…
In (moderate conditions), the Zeno has indeed the comfort of the LM6 or the Peak 4. It feels like a taught compact structure, with a leading edge so stable without any pitch. The maneuverability is really nice for this 2 liner in those moderate conditions. But in rough air it gave me a much more active workout ! Nothing difficult for a (regular) D pilot to master. For example a pilot coming from after a good flying season on an IP6 in different conditions will be welcomed aboard the Zeno. The Zeno pitch behavior is toward a neutral feel in…
As always, opening an ADVANCE wing is a nice experience since the quality of construction and materials are really nice . I’ve seen many gliders and that low B seems having an indestructible construction. It is obvious that ADVANCE wanted a glider that will last for a long time without even thinking going out of trim ! It’s a surely well built glider ! I flew the Epsilon 8 from 90 to 95. This handling on this glider is fine tuned for a wide variety of tastes ! You can turn it pulling 5 cm and it turns smoothly and…
The Nevada 2 is the new high end B glider from Gradient. I flew the S size from 85 to 90 in different conditions from weak to strong. After some flights i found the best weight under it in overall conditions is around 88 all up. In strong turbulent cores, a keen high B pilot could easily manage it.The improvement in brake travel is now enhanced over its predecessor the Nevada 1 with a relatively moderate to short brake travel, a soft pressure (like the Rush4) and a nice agility in turns. The climb in weak is still very good…
ADVANCE Interview ( Valery Chapuis) 1-Ziad: Can you tell us please about ADVANCE new products for 2017 ? – Valery Chapuis: BIBETA 6, SUCCESS 4, SIGMA 10, Companion SQR 220. Other products are not decided yet. Please have a look at our homepage. http://www.advance.ch/en/home/news-pages/success-4-safe-and-comfortable-no-compromise/ , we’ll publish soon a complete information. 2- What can you tell the pilots about the new Sigma? What do they have to expect? – Valery Chapuis: middle C wing with a very high level of performance (more than our OMEGA 9 photos from the beginning of this year) with a vey predictable behavior. With all the existing technology. Any D glider for the…
Launching the 7 aspect ratio Poison is an easy task with the light cloth. Quickly overhead, a slight damp on the brakes to keep it overhead and the take off is immediate. I must state that different sizes behaves very differently. For instance when the Ozone LM6 size S has a slight pitch forward, The LM6 size SM has a neutral pitch, The normal M6 size SM has a slight pitch back ! I was flying the Poison X-Alps size XS from 84 to 90 all up. The M size could have other feel under it … i just have…
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1-Ziad: Do you consider the new concept of the Phantom an open gate for future glider designs? Philippe Medicus: I don’t think, that the Phantom is going to stay the only wing of its kind. Philippe Medicus: Current competition wings have a similar cell count already. Adding the complex internal structure of the Phantom would decrease weight and increase dimensional stability. But compared to the advantage of the concept in the “Low-B Class”, the benefit would be a lot smaller. Philippe Medicus: The concept does not increase the collapse resistance, but the dimensional stability benefits a lot. So the wing…
5- Ziad: Some pilots said that the M6 and Enzo tendency to cravat are high after a collapse ,So did you make any re-arrangement for the Zeno design ,not to have cravats? or may be less… Any comments? Luc Armant: I’m not sure about that comment. And I would need to know what sort of cravat they are talking about. Pilots use the word cravats for many different things. After collapses, sometimes the M6 or the Enzo2 does a small wing tip knot that you can remove by pulling the stabilo line. I did not make special arrangement but the…
