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YOUR ULTRALITE 4

Rucksack

Your wing is supplied with a specially designed bag that is light in weight and comfortable. It features a
padded hip belt, adjustable ergonomic shoulder straps and extra pockets to store keys, accessories and
all those extra bits. Its large volume allows you to store all of your equipment whilst distributing the weight
for comfortable hiking.

Brake Lines

The brake line lengths have been set carefully during testing. We feel it is better to have slightly long brake
lines and to fly with a wrap (one turn of line around the hand). However, if you do choose to adjust their
length please keep in mind the following:

• Ensure both main brake lines are of equal length.
• If a brake handle has been removed, check that its line is routed through the pulley when it is replaced.
• When the brakes are fully released in flight, the brake lines should be slack. There must be a substantial

bow in them to guarantee no deformation of the trailing edge when accelerated.

• There must be a minimum of 10cm of free play before the brakes begin to deform the trailing edge. This

prevents the trailing edge from being deformed when using the speed system.

Risers

The Ultralite 4 has been designed with 3 risers per side. The A riser is covered with coloured webbing, to
allow for easy identification.

The A risers are split into two, the smaller riser - holding only the outermost A line - is the ‘Baby A’ and has
been designed this way to make applying big ears simple.

The risers do not feature trimmers.

IMPORTANT

In the unlikely

event of a brake line

snapping in flight, or

a handle becoming

detached, the glider

can be flown by

gently pulling the rear

risers (C-risers) for

directional control.

Ozone’s research into light-wing construction began back in 2001 with the introduction of the Peak, one
of the first modern mountain-specific wings. The Ultralite soon followed and set the benchmark for Hike
and Fly ever since. During the past 16 years development has been continuous, we have gained a lot of
experience and knowledge working with lightweight materials and special construction techniques and
produced a wide range of wings from the innovative single surface XXLite to the X-Alps conquering LM5.
The Ultralite 4 incorporates all of this know-how and experience to produce the lightest wing we have
ever certified.

The 4th generation Ultralite is a totally new design with many new features and technologies for higher
levels of efficiency, better glide performance, higher top speed, more agility and even easier inflation
behaviour. To top it off, it’s a few grams lighter than any previous Ultralite and packs with an even smaller
volume.

Small, compact and light, the UL4 is the perfect mountain hike and fly wing designed for pleasurable
hikes and fun flights. It offers enough performance and fun to thermal, ridge soar or even take you XC in
a safe and easy to use package. Our aim whilst designing the Utralite 4 was to increase the performance,
speed and agility of its predecessors without compromising the safety, durability or packing volume.
Weight saving has been optimised with a simple, uncluttered wing design using an intelligent mix of
27gr Porcher Skytex, Dominico N20D and Dominico N10D which have a proven track record for their
exceptional properties and longevity.

The new profile, internal structure and riser design allows the wing to reach a higher top speed with
improved efficiency throughout the speed range thanks to the 3D shaping, 14% reduction in line drag
and optimised leading edge openings. The planform remains similar to its predecessor with the same
aspect ratio to maintain its comfortable ease of use and exceptional safety behaviour whilst reducing the
cell count to reduce weight and packing volume. The risers feature a long range speed system and low
friction rings for further weight optimisation.

Certified and available on 4 sizes, the Ultralite 4 is suitable for a wide range of abilities from beginner-
intermediates to experts and a wide range of pilot weights. The Ultralite 4 has been designed for keen
mountaineers, alpinists, hill climbers, hike and fly athletes or those who require a 2nd wing for travelling.