Swing Arcus 6 intermediate paraglider
Following much research and 14 prototypes, designer Michael Hartmann and the Swing team are very pleased with the finished Arcus 6.
It has been completely redesigned since the previous reincarnation, and the team are happy that they have succeeded in improving stability and handling, increasing trim speed and making the stall point easily recognisable. Swing say, “What we have created is a glider with a new profile, a modern and aesthetically pleasing outline with greater aspect ratio, less sail tension and oval air entrances. It is finished off with a fresh and snappy design, all of which makes the extremely smooth canopy of the new Arcus 6 a work of art”.
Swing say that unaccelerated, the glider fits the rquirements for LTF 1 rating, and accelerated, 1-2. The models are undergoing certification presently, and sizes 22, 24, 26. 28 and 30 will be certified in that order, starting the beginning of January and with completion of the 30 expected by the beginning of Februry.
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