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

Model

Year2018
BrandSup'Air
HomologationEN B
Positioningmid EN B

Conditions

Flight sites
Harnesses
Total flight weight100 kg

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

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