8.42 / 10

Sup'Air Step


2019-06-01
OverviewSpecsConclusion
9 / 10

Construction


9 / 10

Risers


9 / 10

Lines


9 / 10

Canopy



9 / 10

Build quality

9 / 10

Surface smoothness


8.5 / 10

Takeoff and groundhandling




8 / 10

Groundhandling


9 / 10

Takeoff



8.5 / 10

Flight


9 / 10

Turn ability



9 / 10

Brakes efficiency

9 / 10

Weight shift efficiency

/ 10

Rear risers control

8.5 / 10

Soaring and sink rate



8 / 10

Sink rate in straight flight

9 / 10

Sink rate in spiral

8.5 / 10

Comfort and feedback



8 / 10

Comfort

9 / 10

Feedback

9 / 10

Dynamics and energy retention



9 / 10

Dynamics

9 / 10

Energy retention

9 / 10

Glide


8 / 10

Accelerated flight



9 / 10

Speed gain

7 / 10

Speed system effort

8 / 10

Speed system travel


7.67 / 10

Dangerous flight regimes


8 / 10

Asymmetric collapse


8 / 10

Frontal collapse


7 / 10

Spin out of thermal spiral



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Copyright

  • Foto: I. Tarasova, A.Tarasov

Technical data

Flat area, sq. m.26
Flat A.R.5,7
Flat span, m12,17
Projected area, sq. m.21,9
Projected A.R.4,16
Projected span, m9,17
Cells, total61
Lines schemeA2A'1B3C3
Takeoff weight, kg80-100
Glider weight, kg5
SizeM

Materials and components

Upper surface, leading edgePorcherSkytex Universal 38 g / m²
Upper surface except leading edgePorcherSkytex Universal 38 g / m²
Bottom surfacePorcherSkytex Universal 32 g / m²
Ribs, supportedPorcherSkytex 32 g / m² Hard Finish
Diagonal ribsPorcherSkytex 32 g / m² Hard Finish
Lines, upper cascadesEdelrid
Lines, middle cascadesEdelrid
Lines, main (lower) cascadesEdelrid
Lines, brakesEdelrid
Risers, pulleysHarken
OverviewSpecsConclusion