ATOS VR

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The ATOS-VR has been designed as our competition glider for high cross-country performance. The adjustable V-tail, with angle of attack coordinated with the flap setting, give the VR a great, well defined speedbar pressure over the whole range of speed.

 

The winglets improve the directional stability, leading to relaxed gliding at high speeds and perfectly coordinated turns while thermalling. The winglets also directly improve the performance by optimising the lift distribution, making the overall wing more effective.

Competition results of the last few years prove the high level of performance of teh ATOS-VR.

 Handling characteristics of the VR show once again, that performance and handling are not contradictory when flying rigid wings. Take-off and landing are easily done due to the effective flaps. When set to maximum angle, these flaps make steep approaches and landing on the smallest field possible. At 15° they give the VR the extra lift for best climbing in narrow thermals.

The ATOS-VR has reinforced carbon composite spars, adding a sizable amount of stiffness to the wing and offering a comfortable flying in turbulent conditions or on fast finals. The certified hook-in weight is 140kg, enabling the use of a mosquito motor harness for the heavier pilots as well.

The ATOS-VR is offered in two versions:

  • Standard version with our long time approved Stormlite-sail
  • Race version with our Technora-sail 

The Technora sail offers increased stiffness, resulting in higher sail tension, leading to a better defined aerofoil and less deformation at higher speeds. The VR with the Technora sail has a unique look. 

After using this sail material for 2 seasons now, we can say nothing negative about the durability of the Technora. However, we are a few years away from being able to guarantee the life span proven with our Stormlite sails. 

Technical Data

  • Span: 13,8 m
  • Wing area: 14,7 m2
  • Aspect ratio: 13
  • Min. sink rate: 0,65 m/s
  • Glider weight: 44 kg
  • Min. take-off weight: 90 kg
  • Max. take-off weight: 181.5 kg
  • Transport dimensions: 5,15x0,48x0,2 m
  • Rigging/derigging: approx. 18 Minuten
  • Certification: DHV 3E
  • Spars can be transported seperately

 

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Welcome to the world wide family of Wills Wing pilots. When you purchase a hang glider, paraglider, accessory item, or any other product or service from Wills Wing you're doing business with the most experienced and most professional manufacturer and distributor of foot-launched soaring equipment in the world. We are a company of pilots and aviation enthusiasts, and our goal is to provide you with the highest quality products, services, and technical support available, now and in the future, as we have done for pilots throughout the world since 1973.

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North Wing designs and manufactures quality hang gliders from the highest quality aircraft grade hardware and sailcloth. and a wide range of accessories.

At North Wing, our main design criteria is to offer wings that deliver easy handling, making them fun to fly. On our quest for optimal safety, we feel our #1 goal when designing wings is precise control and handling... even at low speeds. When conditions out there get a little rough, we hope you will agree handling is going to be your biggest concern. Our wing designs must pass specific parameters, such as coupled feel in handling between pitch and roll, and a nice gentle stall. These handling pressures must fall within our tough guidelines. We feel these unique qualifications will instill confidence even when flying in turbulent conditions. Countless hours of research in sail, frame, and airfoil design have given our wings one of the largest speed ranges in the industry.

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A.I.R. - (AERONAUTIC INNOVATION RÜHLE)

Felix Rühle and his partners have a remarkable company which designs, developes and produces the highest performance rigid wing hang gliders available. The team has amassed three decades of accumulated experience in hang glider production.

The label "Designed by A-I-R“ reflects our commitment to acheive the highest level of quality and performance for our products.

These standards have made the Atos brand the: most successful highly regarded rigid wing in the industry. It has extremely satisfying handling for both the weekend sport pilots and ambitious competition pilots.