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technologies
Two concepts combined
A 2-liner at the wing tips, a 3-liner in the centre. This means this
“2.5-liner” does not have a C3-line. Reduced line metres means less
drag. Thanks to the two line areas at the wing tip, during acceler-
ation an aerodynamically favourable wing twist is possible. This
increases the performance in accelerated flight. The design also
enables particularly efficient C-steering.
Under pressure
NOVA Air Scoop is an optimised air intake, which increases the
internal wing pressure. NOVA’s Air Scoop principle is similar to
the ram-air inlet duct on a sports car: increased airflow produces
higher pressure. Higher internal pressure in a paraglider means
improved performance through increased structural stability and
collapse resistance.
More compact
The aspect ratio of a glider is not the only factor in passive
safety, but still a very important one. A high aspect ratio
favours cravats after asymmetric collapses, generally shortens
brake travel and normally makes wings more difficult to fly.
Nova‘s analytical tools permit us to build performance wings
even with a low or moderate aspect ratio.
Light as a feather and robust
Very light but still durable: light weight NOVA wings weigh
little but are still robust enough to withstand the hard conditions of
the mountains. The profiles are made out of durable cloth,
so that this highly-stressed component does not deform – like
it can with ultra-light material. This means we are able to guarantee
consistent flying characteristics.
Flat profile nose
Anyone who tries to fold a piece of paper around a ball will notice
that there are always creases. The nose profile of a paraglider
is the same – the sail cloth has to adjust to both the profile and
ballooning effect (cells are round, not straight). Double 3D Shaping
uses additional seams to reduce creasing and therefore increases
the performance of the wing.
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