X Lite

Description

At 741g (size 80), you won’t find a lighter rescue than the ultra-light X LITE.
Designed specifically for Hike & Fly, it offers reliability and safety thanks to an innovative structure that optimizes Stability for a smooth descent. Its riser, developed in collaboration with COUSIN Trestec, uses a climbing-inspired design to improve resistance and effectively absorb forces when the parachute opens.

Sizes: 80, 95 and 110
Weight: from 741 g without pod
Colors: red and white

DYNALINK innovation

Our designers’ initial objective was ambitious: to design the world’s lightest rescue parachute while maintaining the highest level of safety and robustness High .

The major challenge for the parachute is to pass the certification tests, which subject it to severe stress. The lighter the product, the greater the risk of its structure being weakened, preventing it from passing this crucial stage.

To meet this challenge, SUPAIR teamed up with COUSIN Trestec and their expertise in rope technologies to develop a new kind of elevator: the DYNALINK, an exclusive innovation now protected by a patent.

Today, most parachutes are equipped with a static riser and canopy reinforcements to withstand the shock of opening and guarantee the integrity of the parachute.

The DYNALINK takes a completely different approach. Thanks to the elasticity of the materials used, the elevator absorbs part of the energy by deforming, reducing stress on the rest of the structure. Once the energy has been absorbed, the elevator returns to its original shape. This operation is therefore non-destructive.

TheUse of this new technology enablesUse lighter materials than when the impact is borne solely by the reinforcements. Thanks to this patent-pending innovation, the X LITE pushes back the limits of design ultra-light while passing High all the homologation and safety tests required by standards.

A durable parachute

The X LITE’s selection of materials and design techniques give it incredible sturdiness for its weight.

Like the dynamic elevator, the panel cut-outs and layout are designed to dissipate and distribute the forces and pressures to which the parachute is subjected during deployment.

This “spider’s web” assembly instantly distributes stresses more evenly over the whole wing, avoiding the accumulation of these forces at a given point.

No compromise on safety

The square design of the X LITE offers a better Stability of the parachute during descent, and therefore a high level of passive safety.

To slow down a parachute’s descent speed, it’s necessary to design the canopy to be as perpendicular as possible to the descent trajectory. That’s why the X LITE’s Airfoil has been completely smoothed to increase the surface area oriented along this axis.

This parachute optimization meets this major safety criterion, offering a reduced and safersink rate .

A simple and obvious Bending

We believe that a parachute should be easy to pack, so that the pilot can comply with the recommended packing frequencies and guarantee his safety.

Although the X LITE is a lightweight, high-performance High parachute, it’s still easy to pack thanks to its multiple visual markings. These markings tell you exactly where to hold the panels to pack this square parachute correctly.

Whether it’s the color-coded lines to divide the beam, the toggles to bring the panels together, or the markings for a precise Bending , the X LITE simplifies the Bending steps as much as possible.

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