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ASS
airfoil stabilizing system
²
Airfoil Stabilizing System²
The UP innovation known under the name
ASS has been adopted by many other
manufacturers. In the Trango X-light² it
has been refined even further.
A thin, flexible Nylon batten renders the
use of LE supporting Mylar completely
unnecessary, thereby increasing both
longevity and user-friendliness of the wing.
The batten has no known maximum
service life and we fully expect it to be as
good as new when the rest of the wing is
ready for recycling. It ensures perfect
launching/inflation characteristics every
time, both now and in as many years as
you care to stick with your new Trango X-
light². Should an ASS batten become
damaged they are easy to replace. A
small pocket towards the end of the in-
sewn channel allows the user to remove
damaged battens in mere seconds, and a
new one can be inserted just as easily.
(see the chapter „changing the ASS
battens“).
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Canopy material
The UP Trango X-light² is constructed
from High Tenacity Polyamide cloth,
which is particularly stretch-resistant
and durable, and is specially treated
for maximum UV resistance.
At UP we are always testing new
materials to see if our wings can
benefit from new developments in the
textile industry. After comprehensive
tests we have settled on the following
Porcher Marine material mix for the
Trango XC²:
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Leading edge top/ top sail
(front): 70032 E3X (32 g/m²)
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Top sail – rear/ Bottom sail:
70000 E71 (27 g/m²)
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Cell walls and V-Tapes:
70032 E4D (32 g/m²)
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Unsupported Ribs: 70000
E91 (27 g/m²)
This mix comprises the best
compromise between weight/bulk and
longevity.
Porcher paraglider cloth is renowned
for low porosity, high hydrophobic
properties and long-lasting colour
fastness and tear resistance.
Lines
The UP Trango X-light² uses the same
line configuration as our competition
wings, i.e. unsheathed Aramide lines
at all levels. The lines are Edelrid
8000U in the diameters
0,5/0,65/0,75/0,95/1,15/1,3 mm and
have very good proven records for
dimensional stability. They are also
known to be very strong. At all loops
the lines have been spliced to double
their original diameter, thus
Illustration 1:
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