Парусный материал на JVX от Daedalus Project

[lexa 1230]

Очередной циркуляр от Джима Слейтона:

DAEDALUS CANOPIES USA does not have an official demo program but many JVX pilots including myself are more than eager to allow other pilots to try them out. There will be 6-8 JVXs at the 2006 PST Swoop Festival show. The sail material adds a huge performance in many different ways. I am also very confident that other parachute companies will offer sail material as an option in the future. As a matter of fact, I recently saw a prototype canopy from another major parachute manufacture with sail material. This company did not design a new canopy but only added the sail material to one of their existing designs. Can you also believe this canopy did not have stabilizers, who would have thought? Next thing you know we are going to start seeing....back to the issue on sail material.

The sail material is thicker and more rigid than standard ZP. Sail material helps the canopy hold its shape better which has a significant advantage during the swoop. In addition, the sail material lasts much longer than standard ZP. In fact, during our testing a three year old JVX made of sail material was more rigid and had less porosity than a brand new canopy made of ZP! This is huge advantage if you are a non sponsored pilot that can't afford to purchase a new canopy every year. There is a reason why factory pilots get multiple new canopies for competition each year.

The openings on Daedalus canopies are not like Icarus canopies VX. Yes, both these companies are owned by same engineer but the JVX was designed to open WAY better than a VX. There is very little difference (if any) between the openings of a JVX will sail material and ZP. If you come to the PST Swoop Festival you can check them out for yourself or just ask some of the competition pilots like Clint Clawson, Charles Bryan, Duane Hall, Chuck Owen, Stuart Schoenfeld, Mark Shimmell, Paul Rossouw (owns 3 JVXs), Nick Batsch, Mike Wittenburg, Bundy Taylor, Steve Armstrong, Keith Colwick, Greg Chopik, Jonathan King and Jim Moss just to name a few. We even have freefly teams like TEAM WICKED LIQUID http://www.teamwickedliquid.com that fly JVXs on every jump.

The main disadvantage of a JVX with sail material is the added pack volume. If you don't have a large rig or plan to get a larger rig then you may want to stick with a JVX made of standard ZP. A JVX 85 made of sail material pack about the size as a conventional 135-150. If you’re going to use the JVX strictly for competition swooping and you have a larger rig then I would consider a JVX with sail material. If you are going to use your JVX for everyday jumping and have a small rig than stick with standard ZP. The JVX that is available for purchase from DAEDALUS CANOPIES USA is the same canopy used by our factory guys. Other parachute companies sell a stock version of their high performance canopy and reserve the modified wing for their factory guys only. You should have the best or at least a choice of the latest options and materials….right?

The JVX comes in custom colors, competition trim and two HMA line sets on delivery. Delivery times during the summer months are around 4-6 weeks and in the winter months they are around 8-12 weeks. The factory is in New Zealand so our winter is their summer and so on.

All additional questions should go through DAEDALUS CANOPIES USA support@daedaluscanopies.com

Если коротко - на JVX, помимо стандартной ZP, доступен материал, из которого шьют паруса.

Плюсы: жестче крыло, дольше хсохраняет характеристики...

Минусы: укладочный обьем, для 85 купола равный приблизительно 135-150 обычному куполу.

Ну и прочее бла-бла-бла - где заказать, скока ждать.

[Vlak 1618]

В итоге скоро свупить будут на спидглайдерах.

Как только проблему со стропной решат и с раскрытием.

Ведь спидик летит гораздо лучше парашюта.

[udaw 6]

и дата первого поста тебя не смутила ...