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2. ABOUT THE WING
For whom the Colt?
Colt is an EN C category wing with aspect ratio of 5,9 (59 cells). Since it was
designed for actively flying pilots, it is perfectly suited for cross-country
paragliding (competitions included).
THE PROJECT
Three-row canopy with rigid cores (Dudek FlexiEdge technology) capitalizes
on recent knowledge gained while testing three- and two-liner competition
protos. Moreover, the Colt itself was already flown during Polish
Championships with good results. The aspect ratio was carefully calculated
in order to make full advantage of new technologies while retaining optimal
proportion of passive safety and performance, definitely one of the best in
this class.
With great care our experiences with reflex profile have been utilized too. The
airfoil of the Colt has some reflex traits, cautiously applied in regard to
paraglider's class, typical use and flight characteristics.
Inner reinforcements, structural cores and mini-ribs perfectly shape and
stabilize the high-lift aerofoil. Well thought-out three-row rigging markedly
decreases drag, thus enhancing overall performance. Mini-ribs on the trailing
edge keep it slim and decrease ballooning, radically improving the airflow. All
these combined solutions result in glide ratio realistic until now only for high
aspect-ratio competition wings, accompanied by high speed and stability on
speedbar. Colt is obedient and easy to turn - a very important feature, since
coupled with low sink rate it will help you survive in weak and broken lift.
Overall characteristic, agility and nimbleness reminded us of a young, playful
horse, so choosing the name was easy :)
As in other our paragliders, the risers of the Colt constitute a complete,
comfortable and carefully thought out 'control panel', based on narrow
(aramid) risers of 12 mm. Soft steering handles featuring neodymium
magnets, coupled with ball-bearing SmartPulleys in speed system, will be
appreciated on long cross-country flights, for which the Colt was created.
We are sure the Colt is one of the best canopies in its class.
DESIGN
Canopy was designed in our CSG (Canopy Shape Guard)
system, comprising a number of elements resulting in
exceptional coherence and stability of the shape. Below
you will find a short description of CSG subsystems.
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