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Zakospeed 2
Mountains, clear air, snow and speed - that's your realm. Your thoughts wander around new sports - speedriding or speedflying, that will allow you to combine your skiing skills with paragliding-like experience. And once we are there, perhaps you would like to check yourself at groundhandling, so that real paragliding will be easier to learn, too?
Then all you want is Zakospeed 2!
ZakoSpeed 2 is Dudek Paragliders answer to new, trendy needs of speedriding & speedflying. It is not a full-grown paraglider, so Zako must not be used for altitude or aerobatic flying.
On the other hand, there is nothing against its use in groundhandling – in fact, it is even better suited to it than a normal wing, presenting a great opportunity to acquaint yourself with paragliding.
Speedriding is downhill skiing or snowboarding brought into new dimension. The experience is enhanced with reduced performance wing, allowing you to make some hops on the way down – kind of moon-walking over moulds and obstacles.
With slightly better performing craft a skier will be able to spend more time with the air, so instead of fast skiing with some hops it will be fast, low flying with some touch & go’s.
As you can see, the border line between speedriding and speedflying is rather vague – and that’s exactly the zone where our ZakoSpeed 2 dwells, allowing for incredible mix of three-dimensional winter experience.
Still we can distinguish several more specialized species, better equipped to conquer its realms:
Versions:
ZakoSpeed 2 12
ZakoSpeed 2 14
ZakoSpeed 2 16
Design and performance of these models is similar to standard PG wings. The inner wign design features partial v-ribs, that lend support to classic free-floating ribs and make for regular upper surface, while not hindering internal pressure propagation (in other words – good performance with great security).
Design and characteristics
Design and characteristics of ZakoSpeed 2 are derived from standard flying wings. It’s big cell openings make for flawless launch, without any overshooting in strong winds. Suspension lines are relatively short, attached to every second rib. Inner-wing design features diagonal v-ribs (reduced to tapes, as the wing does not need to be bullet-proof).
This is an adequate solution that ensures right positioning of the free-floating ribs, smooth upper surface and free propagation of pressure inside the wing. All that translates into good performance at full safety.
Because of its small surface ZakoSpeed 2 retains good stability even in strong gusts, so you can get on kiting it when employing normal paraglider would be dangerous or outright impossible.
A & B and C & D rows are gathered into two main suspension lines rows. This simple organization allows for simplified double risers too, making frontal collapses at launch impossible.
NOTE: Speedriding and speedflying are technically difficult and potentially dangerous disciplines. They require good skiing skills and at least basic paragliding skills.
It is absolutely necessary to follow all safety procedures used in both skiing and paragliding. These disciplines must not be practiced on the ski slopes, as they may pose a threat to others. Try to reach instructors under the supervision of whom learning will be safe and effective.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Marlin Mono
A single-skin fun and training wing.
Supplements training in too windy or too quiet days, and integrates family and friends in the common play on the nearby lawn. At the same time it is durable and affordable.
The wing is small, light and easy to use. The control system, risers and line colors are the same as in the Nemo 4 school wings, which will facilitate their mastering at later training stages.
Marlin 2
You are learning to fly. You are a part of an organised group, but it still takes up a lot of your time because there is much waiting for proper weather conditions. With too much wind you can't control your paraglider, pulling you up and around.
The instructor has to call a break since it's no good neither for you nor the canopy.
If only the winds were lighter… but there is nothing you can do about that. Or is it? What if you could find a much smaller wing, behaving much as a standard one, yet safe to launch in these conditions? And not causing such a stress when dragged through pools and mud nearby?
We have such a wing for you and your instructor. It’s called MARLIN 2 – a dedicated training wing.
SWING MIRAGE 2 RS
…step up your game!
Extended range and better performance, without sacrificing the proven all-round characteristics and nature of the Mirage series – that was precisely our goal in developing the Mirage 2 RS!
Through meticulous R&D over a period of two years, our development team of passionate speedflying and speedriding pilots, has succeeded in extending the scope of the glide from “extremely steep” to the best glide performance, as well as the usable speed range, while retaining the character and safe feeling of its predecessor.
This is mainly made possible by a new, very stable performance profile, with Nitinol-reinforced leading edge in combination with our patented RAST system, which has been optimally adapted to the Mirage 2 RS.
The new, lightweight risers, equipped with Split-A Riser and a C-Bride, give you maximum control and precise steering over the entire trim range.
Extended range and glide performance for extremely steep lines and long swoops.
High stability over the entire angle of attack range, thanks to the new performance profile with RAST.
Maximum control and precise handling thanks to a new riser concept.
MISTI
magic brakes
AN ACRO ALL-ROUNDER
The Misti project started back in 2015. The goal was clear: build a trademark UP glider for the acro scene - a durable product that pilots love to fly. At the end of 2018, we went back to the drawing board with Ondrej Procházka to tease out the essential points of such an all-round glider; and build it.
We were striving to come up with a glider that suits most pilots, starting with beginners. A wing that is as easy as the current "relaxed" acro gliders. In a big size, you can have it as a glider to enter the acro flying world. In addition, we ended up with such maneuverability and usable energy that the glider in a smaller size will capture the heart of advanced pilots.
The project would not have had such a good outcome without the skills of our chief designer Franta Pavlousek. His many decades of glider development experience make the UP Misti a very complete and interesting glider to fly.
AN ACRO ALL-ROUNDER
The Misti project started back in 2015. The goal was clear: build a trademark UP glider for the acro scene - a durable product that pilots love to fly. At the end of 2018, we went back to the drawing board with Ondrej Procházka to tease out the essential points of such an all-round glider; and build it.
We were striving to come up with a glider that suits most pilots, starting with beginners. A wing that is as easy as the current "relaxed" acro gliders. In a big size, you can have it as a glider to enter the acro flying world. In addition, we ended up with such maneuverability and usable energy that the glider in a smaller size will capture the heart of advanced pilots.
The project would not have had such a good outcome without the skills of our chief designer Franta Pavlousek. His many decades of glider development experience make the UP Misti a very complete and interesting glider to fly.
Run&Fly
The world lightest and most compact paraglider!
THE LIGHTEST WING IN THE WORLD!
The Run&Fly is a revolution! We’ve designed the first ever wing under 1 kg (986g), meaning it’s the lightest and most compact aircraft of the world.
It is much more intuitive than a normal paraglider, at an affordable price at that.
The Run and Fly is not a typical paragliding canopy: it has a single skin. Therefore it’s lighter while displaying much stronger tendency to stay over head and recover from any surges than a regular paraglider. In this way, the Run&Fly offers safe take-offs, great maneuverability in flight and smooth landings.
Welcome to the new world!
GringoFly
ul. Jana Styki 15
31-303 Kraków
Polska
+48 510 521 005
info@gringofly.com
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