Target
Remember that feeling, the first time your feet leave the ground and you are soaring, feet in the clouds, viewing the world from a different perspective? If you could bottle that feeling and share it around … that’s what the DUAL 2 is for – sharing the joy of flight! A clean take-off is absolutely critical to a safe and successful tandem flight. The DUAL 2 takes the load quickly and the short run required is a huge step forward for passenger safety. We’ve made the Dual 2 in two sizes: the 42m² will suit most, and the 37m² is for all-up weights below 200kg.
Description
The DUAL 2 is an entirely new design. It took us years of development and many prototypes to perfect, but we believe it is a significant leap forward from the original Dual, which itself was a benchmark EN-B tandem. It’s a pleasure to launch and to fly, with light, intuitive BGD handling and an outstanding sink rate, making it a 'top of the stack' performer. Big ears are effective and easy to use, and we’ve added a new big-ears locking system. We know commercial pilots need tandems that last well so we’ve made the DUAL 2 robust and strong, with durable cloth throughout and all-sheathed Kevlar lines. The trimmers have easy-grab plastic balls and easy to replace webbing.
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Bruce's Notes
With this project I wanted to make a tandem that is ridiculously easy to launch as not all passengers are willing runners, but I didn’t want to sacrifice that light and sensitive handling that was so highly praised in the original DUAL. To achieve this we designed a whole new single plastic shark nose just for this wing. In the air the handling is a delight and thermalling is outstanding. The whole team are very happy with the outcome. It’s a pleasure to fly, and a dream to launch: two steps and away!
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37 |
42 |
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Linear scaling factor |
0.95 |
1.00 |
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Projected area |
32.30 |
35.70 |
m² |
Flat area |
37.80 |
41.80 |
m² |
Glider weight |
7.5 |
7.9 |
kg |
Total line length |
416 |
436 |
m |
Height |
9.3 |
9.8 |
m |
Number of main lines |
3/4/3/3 |
A/B/C |
Cells |
52 |
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Flat aspect ratio |
5.5 |
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Projected aspect ratio |
4.1 |
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Root cord |
3.31 |
3.48 |
m |
Flat span |
14.46 |
15.20 |
m |
Projected span |
11.47 |
12.06 |
m |
In-flight weight range |
100-200 |
120-220 |
kg |
Trim speed |
40 |
km/h |
Top speed |
52 |
km/h |
Min sink |
1.0 |
m/sec |
Best glide |
9 |
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Certification |
EN/LTF-B |
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