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Welcome on the Aspen 2 page!
After three years of success, excellent reviews and over
1200 Aspens sold world-wide, Gradient is replacing the Aspen with a new
glider, the Aspen II. It wasn't easy to create an
even better glider that would satisfy a similar pilot sector, keeping the
comfortable but dynamic flying characteristics of the original Aspen but
increasing the already high performance and safety margins. After a year's
work and a huge number of hours of prototypes testing the new glider is
here.
Aspen II has a new airfoil section and canopy curves;
special focus has been given to the position, area and shaping of the air
entry ports to ensure high stability over a very wide speed range (angle of
attack). The forces in the wing are carefully calculated and balanced to
give a flawless sail presentation and an intuitive feel to the flying.
Gradient has paid attention to details too with new low drag micro
attachment points on the wing tips and a new rucksack, inner bag, riser
bag etc.
Several new materials are used in the construction of Aspen II. The suspension system is constructed of a new generation of
Edelrid line, the 7443 series. A new narrower webbing has been selected for
the riser system. The sail is our proven combination of Porcher Marine Skytex S 9092 water repellent (45g/m2) for the
upper sail and Porcher Marine Skytex S 9017 (45g/m2) for the lower surface.
The main ribs are also of Porcher Marine Skytex.
As always, the glider is
very light - about 1kg lighter than most similar models in this category -
not only to help with carrying it, but also to keep its dynamics at check. Aspen II is presented in five attractive colour ways with a new design style and two new colours:- orange and dark silver. Five standard sizes are available that span a weight range of 65-130kg of total weight, each size certified DHV2. The prices in Australia are very competitive and may vary with size, your geographic location and the exchange rate of Aussie dollar.
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ASPEN II Technical data:
TYPE: ASPEN II 22 ASPEN II 24 ASPEN II 26 ASPEN II 28 ASPEN II 30
Area .................................. 22.15 m2 24.20 m2 26.36 m2 28.60 m2 31.53 m2
Flight area ...................... 19.51 m2 21.33 m2 23.22 m2 25.20 m2 27.78 m2
Span .................................. 11.23 m 11.57 m 12.25 m 12.76 m 13.40 m
Flight span ....................... 9.45 m 9.88 m 10.31 m 10.74 m 11.28 m
Aspect ratio ....................... 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.69
Flight aspect ratio ................ 4.58 4.58 4.58 4.58 4.58
Max. chord ............. 2.45 m 2.55 m 2.67 m 2.78 m 2.92 m
No. of cells ............................ 53 53 53 53 53
Type and diameter of lines .... dyneema 0.7/1.0/1.1/1.3 // aramid 1.3/1.5/1.8 mm
Max. line length (B) ............... 6.84 m 7.15 m 7.46 m 7.77 m 8.16 m
Line consumption ............... 324.3 m 339.0 m 353.8 m 368.5 m 386.9 m
Weight of the glider ............ 4.8 kg 5.1 kg 5.4 kg 5.8 kg 6.1 kg
Takeoff weight range ........... 65 -75 kg 70 – 85 kg 80-100 kg 90-115 kg 100-130 kg
Certification ......................... DHV 2 DHV 2 DHV 2 DHV 2 DHV 2
Max. speed ......................... 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50+
Min. sink rate ..................... @ 1.0 m/s @ 1.0 m/s @ 1.0 m/s @ 1.0 m/s @ 1.0 m/s
Gliding ratio ....................... @ 8.7 @ 8.7 @ 8.7 @ 8.7 @ 8.7
The performance data are for
general information only and by no means it should serve for making
comparisons with products by other manufacturers. The methods for obtaining
this data vary and there are no fixed standards. Any comparisons based on
these data can be misleading.