In this paraglider review, join Flybubble Carlo as he shares with you his opinion on Gin Gliders' new EN C 2-liner wing, the Bonanza 3, featuring Wave Leading Edge Technology and built with Myungjin and Porcher fabrics. To get to know it really well, Carlo flew the Bonanza 3 for over ten hours over several days, in a wide variety of conditions, and with three different harnesses (Advance IMPRESS 4 and LIGHTNESS 3, and Supair DELIGHT 4).
Gin Gliders: "The Bonanza 3 offers a whole new world of flying. Performance and speed has never been so accessible. The Bonanza 3 is Gin’s new 2 liner Sports Class wing for XC pilots featuring our Wave Leading Edge Technology, inspired by the tubercles of the humpback whale. The delaying of the separation point at high angles of attack increases aerodynamic efficiency - meaning you climb faster and with more control."
Designer Gin Seok Song explains the concept behind the Bonanza 3: “The design goal was not to push to the absolute limits of the “C” category, but to make a real XC wing that would be a natural successor to the Bonanza 2. It was also important to consider pilots progressing from high B wings like the Explorer series. By realising the Bonanza 3 as a 2 liner and with the Wave Leading Edge technology from the Boomerang 12, we were actually able to reduce the aspect ratio slightly, which makes the wing nicer to fly and more accessible. Of course, to fly this wing pilots still need to be well-practiced in active recovery techniques for 2 liners."
Gin Gliders state the main advantages of the Bonanza 3 are:
"excellent climbing due to Wave Leading Edge Technology
excellent glide performance, the wing bites into lift and cuts through turbulence and sink
high pitch stability in strong conditions
very stable, especially on bar
efficient steering and fast acceleration on bar
high top speed"
For the materials, Gin Gliders explain that: "Semi-light Myungjin and light Porcher fabrics were selected for the ideal compromise between durability and low weight" for the Bonanza 3.
Gin test pilot Michael Sigel said of the Myungjin fabric: "We tested it for quite some years in Korea and were really happy with the performance, especially because of the weight/durability. It seems like the air porosity is very good, even after many hours. It is a fabric that we developed together with Myungjin and we first used it on the Fuse 3. All in all we are very happy with the fabric... "
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