Description
u-turn
paraglider
LTF/EN-A EVOLUTION
LTF A BODYGUARD 3
LTF A EMOTION 2
LTF A ALPINE PEAK 2
LTF **2 INFINITY 3
LTF 2 AIRWOLF
LTF B BLACKLIGHT
Tuningen. To make high-tech from acro and competition wings
accessible for leisure pilots- thats the way U-Turn goes with the
new BLACKLIGHT. The latest design of chief designer Ernst Strobl is
now available in 4 sizes- all are certified to EN/LTF B. An immense
performance combined with certified safety.
To say it straight away: All of the certification flights are made
with the serial line setup, says Strobl. The designer dislikes
certification with so called folding lines in the EN-B class
because they fake a safety level not existing in reality. But
obvious is, that the BLACKLIGHT has a very well-thought-out line
configuration. For the main lines we use only Aramid/Kevlar lines
in *1 different diameters so Strobl. Each line is calculated
exactly to its demanded strength to use the maximum potential of
the wing. The thinnest line on the wingtip got a diameter of
0.*5mm, the strongest one in the middle of the wing 1.7mm. Because
of the *-lines system of the wing the total line length could be
minimized to **1meters for BLACKLIGHT S and **7m for BLACKLIGHT
L.
The BLACKLIGHT is- like the successful PASSION in the EN/LTF C
class- equipped with the High Definition Profile (HDP). HDP means
thin plastic rods on the topsail which cover from *5 to *0% of the
profile depth. The optimum of this technology was found in numerous
test flights in different prototype design steps.
The system corresponds perfectly with the High Pressure Crossport
Design (HPCD) which means optimal designed cross ventilation
openings in the ribs, which gives a dynamic handling but with a
high stability. This technology is borrowed from the THRILLER and
is now used in serial gliders.
The BLACKLIGHT got *0 cells and an aspect ratio of 5,8. Another
fact for the high performance of the wing is the use of supreme NCV
fabric material. In the topsail type *0gramm is used in water
repellent quality and Skytex type *6 in the bottomsail. Elaborately
is the conception of the ribs, there is type *2 Skytech material in
hardfinish-quality build in.
The PPN-system instead of the heavy nose mylar gives easy starting
characteristic, and thermaling the wing is just a dream so Strobl.
The BLACKLIGHT turns willing in the thermal updraft and gains
rapidly altitude. In the end I can only advice to test the
BLACKLIGHT and to experience the glide of *0 on an EN/LTF B
wing.
The wing is certified in the known wide U-Turn weight range. These
are *0 - *0kg for BLACKLIGHT S, *****0kg for BLACKLIGHT SM,
*****0kg BLACKLIGHT M and ******5kg for BLACKLIGHT L
