Ozone Zeno - Understanding Your Zeno Paraglider; Zeno Design and Features

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TheZenorepresentsthecuttingedgeofOZONEparagliderR&D.Thishighlyadvancedwingbridgesthe
gapbetweentheEnzoandMantraseries,providinganoptionforexpertpilotswhoarereadytostepup.
TheZenoisa2-linedesignthatresemblestheEnzo2butwiththesameAspectRatioastheM6.Fitting
betweentheM6andEnzo2,theZeno’sbehaviour,comfortandin-aireaseofuserivalsthatoftheMantra
series, yet its performance is incredibly similar to the Enzo 2. Pilots who are comfortable with the M6
orotherwingsofthisclassand are lookingto upgradetoa2-linerwillndtheZeno to be anexcellent
introductiontothehighestlevelsofparagliding.
The OZONER&D team put many hours into developing and testing the Zeno. The all new design has
evolvedinparallelwiththeEnzo3researchprogramandcontainstechnologiesthathaveimprovednot
onlytheglideandspeedperformance,butalsothesafetyrelatedbehaviour.Withacompactandcohesive
structure,theZeno issolidandsurprisinglycomfortableinrealXCconditionswhilstbeing wellbehaved
in the tests for its class. For experienced XC or competition pilots, the Zeno offers absolute top level
performanceinacomfortableandaccessiblepackage.
Fullyoptimisedforperformance,theZenoisconstructedwithablendof27gPorcher7000andDominico
30D cloth, these are the same materials used for the Enzo 2. Light materials enhance the handling
andoverall performance ofthe design througha reduction insail inertia butthese lightweight andhigh
performancematerialsdorequireextracareandcaution,especiallyontheground.Thankstolightcloththe
Zenohasamoreagilefeelandexhibitsimprovedbehaviourincollapserecoveriesandmanoeuvres.The
highperformance,lowdraglinesetalsoshare’stheEnzo2’sphilosophybuthasbeenfurtheroptimisedto
saveanincredible12%oftotaldragtoensuregoodhighspeedL/Dratios.
M6pilotsshouldchoosethesamesizeofZeno.IfyouareyinganM6sizeML,thenchooseaZenoML.
The weight ranges are slightly different, but the Zeno performs well throughout the weight range and
comfort/handlingareexceptionalnotonlyattheupperendofeachsize.TheextendedrangeoftheZeno
allowsroomforacompetitionharnessandatwo-reservesystem,whichisrecommendedfor2-linedesigns
ofthisstature.
Rucksack
Yourwingissuppliedwithaspeciallydesignedbagthatislightinweightandcomfortable.Itfeaturesa
paddedhipbelt,adjustableergonomicshoulderstrapsandextrapocketstostorekeys,accessoriesand
allthoseextrabits.Itslargevolumeallowsyoutostoreallofyourequipmentwhilstdistributingtheweight
forcomfortablehiking.
Brake Lines
Thebrakelinelengthshavebeensetcarefullyduringtesting.Wefeelitisbettertohaveslightlylongbrake
linesandtoywithawrap(oneturnoflinearoundthehand).However,ifyoudochoosetoadjusttheir
lengthpleasekeepinmindthefollowing:
•Ensurebothmainbrakelinesareofequallength.
•Ifabrakehandlehasbeenremoved,checkthatitslineisroutedthroughthepulleywhenitisreplaced.
•Whenthebrakesarefullyreleasedinight,thebrakelinesshouldbeslack.Theremustbeasubstantial
bowinthemtoguaranteenodeformationofthetrailingedgewhenaccelerated.
•Theremustbeaminimumof10cmoffreeplaybeforethebrakesbegintodeformthetrailingedge.This
preventsthetrailingedgefrombeingdeformedwhenusingthespeedsystem.
Risers
TheZenohasbeendesignedwith2risersperside.TheAriseriscoveredwithcolouredwebbing,toallow
foreasyidentication.
TheArisersaresplitintotwo,thesmallerriser-holdingonlytheoutermostAline-isthe‘BabyA’andhas
beendesignedthiswaytomakeapplyingbigearssimple.
TheyalsofeatureergonomicwoodenhandlesforcomfortableBrisercontrol.
Therisersdonotfeaturetrimmers.
IMPORTANT
In the unlikely
event of a brake line
snapping in ight, or
a handle becoming
detached, the glider
can be own by
gently pulling the rear
risers (B-risers) for
directional control.