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feel, the handling and the performance of
the finished product. All this because
we’re addicted to building wings that will
fascinate you. A good paraglider is
comprised of a number of interacting
factors of which looks, feel, handling and
performance are but a few. Only when all
these come together in the final product
can we claim to have built a wing that is
homogenous and pleasurable to fly; and
only then we’re happy, and ready to
introduce our new UP baby to the free
flying world.
Our gliders are developed using state-of-
the-art CAD software. Our programs allow
us to do the initial flight testing in a virtual
environment where we can simulate a
great many things before even assembling
the first prototypes.
Once we’re happy with the new
prototypes’ behaviour in the virtual
environment the program generates the
templates after which the glider is sewn.
When a new prototype arrives from our
proto-building experts everyone at UP is
excited about the prospects of trying it out
in real life. The practical tests may show
that further modifications are needed –
these may be carried out on the existing
wing, or a new prototype is built with the
mods already incorporated. In exceptional
cases this may continue through several
prototypes, for only when we're 100%
satisfied do we submit our new wing to
testing by the DHV. We owe it to our
customers, and to our own history, to be
particular about which products earn the
UP badge.
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The UP Kantega XC was built to fulfil the
expectations to a modern, safe and fast
Performance Intermediate wing. The
launching is excellent and the
performance figures impressive.
As with all UP products, the materials
used have been carefully chosen for
their outstanding quality and strength,
to guarantee a long and trouble-free
service life.
Further construction details, including
line lengths, are included in the
certification specification sheets, which
form part of this manual. Any technical
changes will appear in the appendix.
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The following recommendations from
the DHV safety officer serve to aid the
pilot in identifying the right class of
wing to fly for their skill level. They are
based on years of analysing accident
statistics, and on the collective
experience of flying schools, flying
instructors and SIV instructors.
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The UP Kantega XC has been tested
to conform to the LTF 1-2/ EN „B“
glider classes.
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“Thermal and XC pilots flying regularly
and possessing advanced flying skills.
We think a minimum of 20-30 hours of
airtime/year is a sensible limit to set.”