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SOL KANGAROO : Technical Description
The SOL KANGAROO represents a perfect combination of performance and
safety.
The KANGAROO is a slim, elliptical wing with a slightly rearward swept plan form.
48 cells ensure a smooth top surface, exact airfoil reproduction, and yet most
importantly, fewer suspension points. The KANGAROO has greatly reduced the
number of lines used and thus the associated parasitic drag, which especially at
high speed, gives it an exceptional glide angle and an easy handling for a Tandem
glider.
Eight additional cells form a clean wing tip and stabilisers ensure stable straight
flight and coordinated turns.
The profile of the KANGAROO was selected from a large range of outstanding
computer calculated, aerofoils. This aerofoil offers above all, excellent stability.
The KANGAROO presents a closed leading edge to the airflow, while internal
Mylar reinforcements maintain its precise form. The cell openings of the
KANGAROO are on the undersurface. Integrated, stretch resistant Dacron flares
at the suspension points ensure equal distribution of load throughout the canopy.
Large cross port vents allow effective airflow inside the canopy, providing good
reinflation without affecting the profile of the canopy.
Rigging system
The lines of the SOL KANGAROO are made of a strong and stretch resistant
sheath-core construction: the sheath consists of coloured polyester with a core of
white Polyethylene or brown Technora.
The rigging system comprises individual lines looped and stitched at each end. The
main lines and the main brake lines are 2.15 mm in diameter, the lines with 1.7
mm, and the break lines with 1.1 mm.
An annual inspection of the SOL KANGAROO should be carried out by the
manufacturer or distributor.
Main lines cascade 2 to 4 middle lines together and lead to the "quick link"
(a Maillon Rapide that connects lines and risers). Also
“stabiliser lines” connect
the upper stabiliser lines on the outer suspension points to a quick link.
The “control/brake lines“ are not suspension lines. They lead from the trailing edge
of the canopy to the “main control/brake line” running through the “pulley” at the C-
risers to the “control handle”.