Apco explore un nouveau concept, celui d’une aile partiellement mono-surface,
et redéfinit ce que nous pouvons attendre d’une aile à utiliser au moteur. Plein de curiosité, « PM+ » a pu essayer le premier exemplaire arrivé sur le sol français.
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Ce cocon s’adresse aux paramotoristes qui réalisent de longues ballades, qui ne veulent pas voler en combinaison l’été. Avant l’acquisition, pensez à l’emplacement de votre secours, notamment si celui-ci est sous l’assise de votre sellette (incompatible dans ce cas) ! Pour le test, Dan a utilisé un secours en ventrale connecté aux mousquetons. Celui-ci vient se poser sans problème sur le dessus du cocon.
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Flew my nice new Apco cruiser 550 today, solo. Did 15 minutes, landed to take someone up to try with additional weight.
Here’s how the solo test flight went. Kite up was quick, cells open, no waiting for
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Ceux qui ont fait du parapente connaissent les lourdes et encombrantes sellettes en forme de menhir… Apco fait fort avec un cocon léger, très léger et bien pensé, à un prix abordable. Il est bien entendu adaptable sur les sellettes paramoteur et pourrait être aussi utile en parapente.
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From: Keith MacCullough
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:43 AM
To: Apco Aviation
Subject: Apco Hybrid
Dear Sally and Jonathan
Just received the first Hybrid and Wow just simply WOW. I can say that I
believe this is the best piece of kit APCO has ever made and that says a lot
from me who has flown almost every Paraglider APCO has ever made.
Thank You
Now can we please order a Large Hybrid as soon as possible in colour Surf #27
Thank you
Keith
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Hi Jonathan. flew the hybrid first time today. almost no wind at the take off. The glider comes up surprisingly fast. no overshooting at all. The takeoff speed is quite low and it carries the pilot’s weight soon. good feddbackk on brakes during launch.
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Yes, the wing flys great. Went flying Saturday morning early for an
hour and half with my son. We both have Green Eagles. Turned 64 last
Wednesday and can’t believe I waited so long. The Lift EU II is a great
wing. That was only my 14th flight. Thanks, David.
The Apco FAR (Flow Aligned Ribs) Technology was reviewed by XC Mag:
“Apco are introducing two new concepts to the market this year: Flow-aligned ribs and a hybrid paraglider that is half-standard / half-single-skin. Designer Jonathan Cohn explained more
Tell us about flow-aligned ribs first
It’s pretty straightforward. It doesn’t matter if it is a paramotor or free-flying, but when a glider is gliding down its glide-path, the glide-path is not parallel to the shape of the wing. On the tips the glide angle forces the air in a direction that is not parallel to the ribs. So in reality what happens is the air is crossing from one rib to the other diagonally. The airflow over the rib is far from being optimal with regards to lift and drag. So facing the ribs in the direction of glide is a very simple way of optimising the flow over the tips.”
The Full Review is available on the XC Magazine Page.
“THIS IS THE SECOND iteration of Apco’s Force, which sits above the Lift EZ in Apco’s specialist paramotor wing range. Designed to be an all-rounder it has been created with classic competition performance in mind rather than hooning round pylons; they have the NRG Pro if that’s your thang.
The Apco SWIFT Harness was Reviewed by XC Magazine.
“We both found the comfort in flight is superb. Lumbar support is fantastic with a nice solid-feeling back support with no pinch points or creases. The mark of a good harness design is when there’s absolutely zero pressure or pull down on the shoulders and the Swift definitely ticks this box. If anything, I found the Swift a smidge more comfortable than the X-R7. There’s more length to play with on the straps too: at 181cm I’m close to the top of the X-R7 L, but in the middle of the Swift’s sizing range. Four hours into a six-hour flight…”
The Full Review is available here on the XC Mag Website.
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