
2. On the wing
Who should fly Orca XX?
If you are an experienced pilot and want to share your joy of flight with the
poor beggars who haven’t tasted it so far, then Orca XX is for you. It will
easily take both of you in the air, safely guide through the thermals and
finally will smoothly put you back on to Earth. On the other hand, if you
prefer to impress your passenger with some swift manoeuvres, Orca XX
won’t let you down with its agility either.
The paraglider is dedicated both for free-flying with passenger and for light
paramotor trikes.
Four-row canopy with rigid cores (Dudek FlexiEdge technology) blends
recent experiences of testing other prototypes employing this technology
with long-standing info gathered over years from happy users of the original
Orca. The aspect ratio and other factors were carefully calculated in order to
make full advantage of new technologies, while retaining optimal proportion
of passive safety, performance and steering for this class.
The aerofoil used in Orca XX has Shark-nose intakes - they help to internal
pressure of the canopy stays stable within wide speed range.
Inner reinforcements, structural cores and mini-ribs perfectly shape and
stabilize the aerofoil. Mini-ribs on the trailing edge keep it slim and decrease
ballooning, radically improving the airflow. Rigging has been redesigned too
- total lines length decreased by 15% as compared to Orca, bringing further
improvements. All in all, we succeeded in creating a perfectly balanced
design, mixing great performance with safety and stability. In turbulence the
paraglider behaves very reassuring and predictable, with efficient damping
of both longitudinal and lateral oscillations.
OrcaXX easily inflates and rises, without lagging behind. Then it stabilizes
and with slight brake action just flies away. On the landing approach it is
enough to brake down a little in order to markedly decrease speed with
ensuing soft touchdown. All tandem pilots appreciate those features, so
we’ve put quite an effort into polishing them to perfection.
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