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To get to know your
KIWI
Number of cells
36
Number of risers
3+1
Weight
3,4 kg
Wing Area Flat
15 m²
Wing Area Projected
12,4 m²
Wing Span Flat
8,8 m
Wing Span Projected
6,7 m
Aspect Ratio
5,1
Aspect Ratio projected
3,6
Recommended storage temperature
+ 5
0
bis + 30
0
Celsius
Recommended storage humidity
55%
bis 75% rel. LF
Pulling up in flat gradients is great practice for fine tuning your launch techniques.
Here you can get to learn the reactions of your glider without any stress and hectic.
Ground practice pays off in the air.
The smaller area of KIWI has a distinct advantage over a normal paraglider for
ground handling: The canopy can be controlled generally easier; therefore it is
possible to perform practice inflations with somewhat stronger wind conditions.
When there are very strong wind conditions even the small area of the KIWI can lift
a pilot during ground handling.
At which windspeed depends on factors such as e.g.
Pilots skill, pilot weight, slope, etc
Canopy
Very light cloth, less suspension points and weight different profiles over the entire
wing and various cloth materials provide optimal lift distribution.
Careful manufacture of the reinforcements ensures the required strength in critical
areas. Sticks in the nose region play an important role for optimized filling
characteristics.
Lines
The KIWI is a hybrid 3 -liners (3- main line construction, in the top lines hanging D
lines on the C - section). The suspension points have been shifted to the wing chord
and the total line length is reduced. The arrangement of the rows of lines & fixation
on sail guarantees an excellent ground handling.
The length of the break lines is set correctly at the factory and should not be
changed.
Any unauthorized change of the linen lengths which is not approved by
ICARO paragliders, is dangerous and leads to unwanted reactions of the paraglider.
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