SOAR
Descrizione
“Nobody likes to walk with a heavy rucksack!”
Soar – Rising Superlight
The train was crowded with people and poultry and we had to split our stuff. I kept my wing with me and while the chickens were staring at this funny hand luggage, I thought about the choice of the Soar. Martin was a mentor for me. He said you need a wing you feel comfortable with. It has to be light and compact. It must be informative for the early morning thermals and performant to push to get through a mountain pass. Well he had just painted the portrait of the Soar.
When you find yourself doing a bivouac adventure with such a toy, you get the privilege of starting the day early, in the first rays of sun while the valley floor is still in the shade; the satisfaction of finding a nice place to sleep after an epic flight. “That should be illegal” my friend exclaimed “…That’s what I call a hold-up” I replied.
Soar. Break your own rules
How to describe the Soar …
… in one word?
Agile!
… in one image?
A bivouac at sunset with lots of opportunities for the next day!
… in one dream?
An insane biv-flying adventure from Patagonia to Alaska
Designer’s words… (click here)
“For every AD wing, we use a claim and a hashtag. For the Soar, we chose Rising Superlight and the #cloudhopper. The Soar is the light version from the Rise4. The latter is already not heavy at all, but we thought let’s see how light we can make it…! Well, we managed to get an even lighter glider that still offers excellent longevity”.
Technical Data
| Size | XXS | XS | S | M | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area flat (m2) | 18,77 | 21,34 | 23,83 | 25,91 | 28,08 |
| Area projected (m2) | 15,97 | 18,16 | 20,27 | 22,04 | 23,89 |
| Span flat (m) | 10,54 | 11,24 | 11,88 | 12,39 | 12,89 |
| Span projected (m) | 8,47 | 9,03 | 9,54 | 9,95 | 10,35 |
| Aspect ratio flat | 5,92 | 5,92 | 5,92 | 5,92 | 5,92 |
| Aspect ration projected | 4,49 | 4,49 | 4,49 | 4,49 | 4,49 |
| Cells | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Weight (kg) | 2,83 | 3,11 | 3,47 | 3,69 | 3,95 |
| V-TRIM/V-MAX (km/h) | 38/55 | 38/55 | 38/55 | 38/55 | 38/55 |
| LTF/EN Category | B | B | B | B | B |
| Start weight (kg) | 50-65-72 | 60-78 | 72-92 | 85-105 | 100-125 |
Colours
