8.53 / 10

Axis Venus SC


2019-02-15
OverviewSpecsConclusion

Казалось бы, уход Франтишека Павлусека в UP должен был оказаться для Аксиса сильным ударом. Может, так оно и было -- но сейчас, в 2019 году, Аксис остаётся тем самым Аксисом, любимым и уважаемым многими пилотами. Итак, встречаем новый продвинутый EN C от нового Аксиса -- Venus SC!

7.67 / 10

Construction


7 / 10

Risers


8 / 10

Lines


8 / 10

Canopy





8 / 10

Build quality

8 / 10

Surface smoothness


9 / 10

Takeoff and groundhandling




9 / 10

Groundhandling


9 / 10

Takeoff



8.44 / 10

Flight


9 / 10

Glide


8.33 / 10

Accelerated flight



9 / 10

Speed gain

8 / 10

Speed system effort

8 / 10

Speed system travel

8.5 / 10

Soaring and sink rate



8 / 10

Sink rate in straight flight

9 / 10

Sink rate in spiral

8.33 / 10

Turn ability



9 / 10

Brakes efficiency

8 / 10

Weight shift efficiency

8 / 10

Rear risers control

8.5 / 10

Comfort and feedback



9 / 10

Comfort

8 / 10

Feedback

8 / 10

Dynamics and energy retention



8 / 10

Dynamics

8 / 10

Energy retention


9 / 10

Dangerous flight regimes


9 / 10

Asymmetric collapse



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  • Foto: I. Tarasova, A.Tarasov

Model

Year2018
BrandAxis
HomologationEN C
Positioninghigh EN C

Conditions

Flight sites
Harnesses
Total flight weight100 kg

Technical data

Flat area, sq. m.23,43
Flat A.R.6,6
Flat span, m12,44
Cells, total64
Cord max, m2,34
Lines schemeA2A'1B3C4
Takeoff weight, kg72-92
Glider weight, kg4,5
SizeS

Materials and components

Upper surface, leading edgePorcherSkytex 38 g/m²
Bottom surfacePorcherSkytex 27 g/m²
Ribs, supportedPorcherSkytex 27 g/m² and 40 g/m²
Ribs, unsupportedPorcherSkytex 27 g/m² and 40 g/m²
Diagonal ribsPorcherSkytex 27 g/m² and 40 g/m²
Lines, upper cascadesCousin, Liros
Lines, middle cascadesCousin, Liros
Lines, main (lower) cascadesCousin, Liros
Risers, pulleysHarken

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