8.75 / 10

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8.67 / 10

Construction


9 / 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



8.33 / 10

Flight




9 / 10

Glide




8.33 / 10

Accelerated flight



7 / 10

Speed gain

9 / 10

Speed system effort

9 / 10

Speed system travel

9 / 10

Soaring and sink rate



9 / 10

Sink rate in straight flight

9 / 10

Sink rate in spiral

8.33 / 10

Turn ability





8 / 10

Brakes efficiency

8 / 10

Weight shift efficiency

9 / 10

Rear risers control

8 / 10

Comfort and feedback



7 / 10

Comfort

9 / 10

Feedback

8 / 10

Dynamics and energy retention



8 / 10

Dynamics

8 / 10

Energy retention


9 / 10

Dangerous flight regimes


9 / 10

Asymmetric collapse


9 / 10

Frontal collapse


9 / 10

Spin out of thermal spiral



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  • Foto: I. Tarasova, A.Tarasov

Model

Year2017
BrandGin Gliders
HomologationEN B
Positioninglight EN B

Conditions

Flight sites
Harnesses
Total flight weight100 kg

Technical data

Flat area, sq. m.25,5
Flat A.R.6,1
Flat span, m12,47
Projected area, sq. m.21,71
Projected A.R.4,58
Projected span, m9,97
Cells, total59
Lines schemeA2A'1B4B'1C2
Takeoff weight, kg85-105
Glider weight, kg3,9
SizeM

Materials and components

Upper surface, leading edgePorcherSkytex 32
Upper surface except leading edgePorcherSkytex 32
Bottom surfacePorcherSkytex 27
Ribs, supportedPorcherSkytex 27
Ribs, unsupportedSkytex 27
Diagonal ribsSkytex 27
Lines, upper cascadesEdelrid8000
Lines, middle cascadesEdelrid8000
Lines, main (lower) cascadesEdelrid8000
Risers, pulleysRonstan

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