Comfort is key and the Ikuma 3 offers it in abundance, even improving the flying experience compared to its predecessor.
Ikuma 3
EN/LTF B +
3-LINER
CROSS COUNTRY
PROGRESSION
Begginer
Intermediate
High
SERIAL
EN/LTF B +
3-LINER
Begginer
Intermediate
High
CROSS COUNTRY
PROGRESSION
SERIAL
EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS
The new Ikuma 3 is perfect for your long distance cross-country flights. Dare to go further with this EN B+ classified glider, which offers unparalleled comfort and manoeuvrability. The new aerofoil, optimised for performance and damping, will allow you to enjoy your flights like never before. Thanks to the C2B system, it feels like a two-liner. Get that perfect flying feeling with this accessible, high performance glider.
Unprecedented stability
Usable performance
Enhanced manoeuvrability
Target
Progression
Complete your training phase with a glider that will allow you to polish your skills and gain confidence flight after flight.
Cross-country
Explore long distance flying with confidence, thanks to this high performance EN-B wing that will provide safety and control.
Ikuma 3
In detail
Real performance
We have redesigned this Ikuma model to offer improved performance and an even more exciting flying experience. Technically improved as a hybrid 3/2-liner, compared to the Ikuma 2, drag has been reduced by 8%.
Optimised manoeuvrability
We have improved the response at the top of the brakes to provide more direct and comfortable steering. The Ikuma 3 is manoeuvrable and responds predictably to the pilot&39;s inputs, making it more enjoyable to fly.
Safety, our top priority
Thanks to the Niviuk technologies applied, the Ikuma 3 is a high performance glider, but we have kept its high passive safety.
More stable
The Ikuma 3 stands out for its improved pitch stability. Explore altitude with confidence and exceptional performance.
Maximum comfort
Real performance
We have redesigned this Ikuma model to offer improved performance and an even more exciting flying experience. Technically improved as a hybrid 3/2-liner, compared to the Ikuma 2, drag has been reduced by 8%.
Optimised manoeuvrability
We have improved the response at the top of the brakes to provide more direct and comfortable steering. The Ikuma 3 is manoeuvrable and responds predictably to the pilot&39;s inputs, making it more enjoyable to fly.
Safety, our top priority
Thanks to the Niviuk technologies applied, the Ikuma 3 is a high performance glider, but we have kept its high passive safety.
More stable
The Ikuma 3 stands out for its improved pitch stability. Explore altitude with confidence and exceptional performance.
Maximum comfort
Comfort is key and the Ikuma 3 offers it in abundance, even improving the flying experience compared to its predecessor.
Niviuk Technologies
Structured Leading Edge
Nitinol rods in the leading edge make up the SLE. This technology provides greater solidity and stability to maintain its shape in all phases of flight. This increases performance, efficiency and stability, absorbs turbulence better and makes the wing much more durable over time.
3D Leading Edge
3DL technology is an adjustment of the fabric at the leading edge of the wing to control the ballooning and the creases that are generated by the curvature in this area. The leading edge is then divided into sub-panels which are sewn into each of the cells at the front of the paraglider. As a result, the leading edge of the wing is perfectly tensioned, which benefits the wing in performance and durability.
A good comparison is a rugby ball. In order to produce its characteristic oval shape without creases, its cover is made of several panels – not of just one piece.
The application of this innovation, in conjunction with the 3DP, is key to converting the perfect shape from 2D to 3D.
RAM Air Intake
The RAM Air Intake system is based on the inward orientation of the air inlets in the profile so that they allow an optimum internal pressure at all angles of attack.
The result? Having greater internal pressure means better buffering of turbulence, greater consistency of the profile shape across the speed range. Excellent handling at low speed is achieved by allowing the pilot to extend the braking limit, so there is a lower risk of collapse and consequently, greater control and stability.
Radial Sliced Diagonal
RSD (Radial Sliced Diagonal) technology is a reinvention of the wing’s internal structure. It incorporates independent and efficiently oriented diagonal ribs, which follow the direction of the cloth. This improves the strength, reduces weight and minimises deformation.
These days, in order to improve stress distribution and reduce the number of attachment points and lines, most wings have these diagonal ribs, which are connected from the attachment points to the adjacent profiles.
In conventional diagonal ribs, loading and unloading cycles away from the highest strength axis of the cloth result in a loss of shape, which reduces the cohesion of the wing and therefore aerodynamic efficiency.
3D Pattern Cut Optimization
This technology seeks to implement the best orientation of the cloth on each panel according to its location on the leading edge. If the cloth pattern is correctly aligned with the load axes, the cloth suffers less deformation flight after flight, so the leading edge maintains its shape better and remains stronger over time.
The design of our paraglider and paramotor wings has evolved a lot over the years, with a positive and specific focus on the leading edge.
Thanks to this technology and 3DL, a perfect modelling of the panels and an exact representation from 2D to 3D is achieved.
Drag Reduction Structure
The DRS aims to reduce drag and the adverse pressure gradient by optimising the aerodynamic shape of the wing. With its application, the direction of airflow is much more progressive at the trailing edge. This increases performance without compromising safety or handling.
Titanium Technology
Nitinol is a combination of 50% nickel and 50% titanium. The incorporation of Nitinol rods in the profile increases the performance of the wing, especially in three areas:
- Compared to nylon rods, the weight of the wing is reduced by 13%.
- Nitinol has two essential characteristics: shape memory and enormous elasticity. As a result, the rods retain their optimum shape even after an ultra-compact or incorrect folding, so that the wing is not deformed. This will always be the case unless the radius at the point of curvature is less than 1 cm.
- The leading edge shape is much more rigid and uniform which results in a much more consistent and progressive inflation and therefore an easier take off. The profile is taut at all times, without creases, and fully optimised for all flight phases.
In addition, the rods have a plastic protector at their ends to prevent any damage to the fabric of the wing.
Nitinol is now featured in all our wings.
C2B System
Manoeuvrability has been improved with the new C2B system that is integrated into the risers, and which allows a three-liner wing to be flown as if it were a two-liner. Steering with the C-risers automatically includes the B-risers. As a result, the wing has a much more efficient, controlled and precise handling without degrading the shape of the profile.
Structured Middle Chord
Ninitol rods in the middle-rear part of the profile form the SMC. This technology gives much more solidity and stability to maintain its shape. The profile is taut at all times, without creases, and fully optimised for all flight phases. Increases performance and makes the wing much more durable over time.
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In order to guarantee the authenticity of the product, Niviuk places the International Guarantee Card inside each wing.
It contains an 8-digit code that, when entered in the MyNiviuk section, can be used for product registration, to carry out procedures and request maintenance.
It contains an 8-digit code that, when entered in the MyNiviuk section, can be used for product registration, to carry out procedures and request maintenance.
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