Peak 6
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRYCOMPETITIONCROSS COUNTRYMore performance with an amazingly pleasant and efficient turning. The Peak 6’s maximum speed has been improved while staying easy to control.
Our R+D Team has designed a new profile and refined a totally new internal load distribution to improve the surface and the in-flight gliding experience. All this, without losing the great comfort offered by this two-liner wing, as well as its safety, stability and accessibility.
Experience your XC or competition flights like never before.
Cross-country
Exceed your limits whilst always enjoying your flights. Fly long distances whilst experiencing maximum comfort and quality of flight.
Competition
Bring out your best. The Peak 6 is a two-liner designed to offer high performance, to satisfy the most experienced pilots and get great results in competitions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The design, the application of Niviuk technologies and the quality of the assembly during manufacture make the wing much cleaner, without creases or vibrations and with perfect tensioning of the materials. As a result, the Peak 6 has a taut surface with drag reduced to a minimum.
The lines are made of a new material with a water-repellent coating (Magix Pro Dry), which makes it easier to untangle knots and simplifies line sorting before flying.
Based on Niviuk TNT technology, the profile features Nitinol rods to maintain the shape of the wing under all circumstances, even after very compact folding and packing.
A complete redesign of the internal structure in order to achieve a more solid and compact glider. These improvements are based on the development and design of our Icepeak X-One racing wing.
New aerofoil allows for more efficiency and speed, while improving flight performance.
The internal distribution of the slots in the ribs has been redesigned to better distribute the loads and reduce the overall weight of the wing. In addition, the total number of cells has been changed to 80 (-4) to redistribute the attachment points to their most optimal position.
The glider has been redesigned to stabilise roll and make handling safer.
The Peak 6 comes with Ergo handles that permit more efficient and comfortable piloting, and which allow efficient B-riser steering.
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| CELLS | NUMBER | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| ASPECT RATIO | FLAT | 6,9 | 6,9 | 6,9 | 6,9 | |
| PROJECTED | 5,26 | 5,26 | 5,26 | 5,26 | ||
| AREA | FLAT | m² | 20,5 | 22 | 23,7 | 26 |
| PROJECTED | m² | 17,55 | 18,83 | 20,29 | 21,83 | |
| SPAN | FLAT | m | 11,89 | 12,32 | 12,79 | 13,27 |
| CHORD | MAXIMUM | m | 2,20 | 2,28 | 2,36 | 2,45 |
| LINES | TOTAL | m | 198 | 205 | 213 | 224 |
| MAIN | 2-1/3 | 2-1/3 | 2-1/3 | 2-1/3 | ||
| RISERS | NUMBER | A-A’/B | A-A’/B | A-A’/B | A-A’/B | |
| SPEED-BAR | mm | 140 | 165 | 175 | 175 | |
| GLIDER WEIGHT | kg | 4,8 | 5,0 | 5,3 | 5,6 | |
| TOTAL WEIGHT IN FLIGHT | MIN-MAX | kg | 70-85 | 80-98 | 92-110 | 105-125 |
| OPT. WEIGHT IN FLIGHT | MIN-MAX | kg | 78-82 | 89-94 | 104-107 | 115-120 |
| CERTIFICATION |
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The total weight of the wing may differ ±2% due to variations in the weight of the fabric supplied by the manufacturers.
Peak 6
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