8.35 / 10

ASA Spirit 5


2021-02-20
OverviewSpecsConclusion
8 / 10

Construction




7 / 10

Risers


9 / 10

Lines


8.5 / 10

Canopy



9 / 10

Build quality

8 / 10

Surface smoothness


9 / 10

Takeoff and groundhandling


9 / 10

Groundhandling


9 / 10

Takeoff



7.71 / 10

Flight




7.67 / 10

Accelerated flight



9 / 10

Speed gain

6 / 10

Speed system effort

8 / 10

Speed system travel

9 / 10

Glide


7.5 / 10

Soaring and sink rate



7 / 10

Sink rate in straight flight

8 / 10

Sink rate in spiral

8.5 / 10

Turn ability



9 / 10

Brakes efficiency

8 / 10

Weight shift efficiency

7 / 10

Rear risers control


8 / 10

Comfort and feedback



7 / 10

Comfort

9 / 10

Feedback

8.5 / 10

Dynamics and energy retention



9 / 10

Dynamics

8 / 10

Energy retention


8.67 / 10

Dangerous flight regimes


9 / 10

Asymmetric collapse


9 / 10

Frontal collapse


8 / 10

Spin out of thermal spiral



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  • Foto: I. Tarasova, A.Tarasov

Model

Year2020
BrandASA
Homologation-
Positioning

Conditions

Flight sites
Harnesses
Total flight weight100 kg

Technical data

Flat area, sq. m.24,56
Flat A.R.5,9
Flat span, m12,04
Projected area, sq. m.21,21
Projected A.R.4,37
Projected span, m9,63
Cells, total53 (93)
Cells, closed12
Lines height, m~7
Lines schemeA2A'1B4C3
Takeoff weight, kg80-100
SizeS

Materials and components

Upper surface, leading edgePorcherS9017-E25
Upper surface except leading edgePorcherS9017-E25
Bottom surfacePorcherS70032-E3W
Ribs, supportedPorcher9017-E29
Diagonal ribsPorcher32 hard 70032 E4D
Lines, upper cascadesEdelrid8000U
Lines, middle cascadesLirosPPSL
Lines, main (lower) cascadesLirosPPSL

Links

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