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

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

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