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The FACTOR 2
The FACTOR 2 is the successor of the well known and very successful
FACTOR 1. The glider is a high performance EN C glider, which is dedicated
to pilots with a solid amount of experience. For those pilots, the FACTOR 2
offers outstanding performance, a very pleasant handling characteristic and a
lot of safety in practical conditions.
Short technical description
The FACTOR 2 has 61 cells. Six of those cells are closed stabilo cells on each
side.
There are three layers of lines. The first layer, the A-lines are red. B and C lines
are yellow. The brake layer, which is not one of the three line layers, is
orange/red.
The risers consist of 4 belts. On the first two belts (red) both A stem lines are
attached. Furthermore the speed system is fixed on the first A belt. On the next
two belts the B and C stem lines are attached.
Safety
No matter if flying accelerated or at trim speed, the FACTOR 2 pilot can rely
on a very stable wing in turbulent conditions. If a collapse occurs, it tends to be
quite small and the reopening occurs without impulsiveness. The responsive
brake and the increasing brake pressure helps to avoid an unintended stall when
counter braking after a collapse.
The rather small aspect ratio makes cravats very unlikely.
The overall behaviour of the Factor 2 is very predictable for pilots with the
proper amount experience.
We recommend to all Factor 2 pilots to test the behaviour after collapses
themselves (during an SIV) to get their own impression.