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The Tonic is our new glider for new pilots, certified DHV 1. In this wing we have applied all of the technical innovations ands that we have developed over the last few years: new system of diagonals and line layout structure, etc…
The Tonic is incredibly easy to launch, with smooth, nicely balanced, handling in the air, without either brusqueness nor any surprises. Tonic has an extremely wide speed range, and the stall speed has been purposefully set out of the range of the brake travel.
The Tonic has been especially designed and developed so that you can start your flying off with a great security margin, without forsaking an excellent performance. The Tonic is your best and safest bet to progressing rapidly into the world of free flight.
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> Tonic's planform and rib structure have been carefully crafted to give it maximum stability, with a phenomenal resistance to tucking.
> If one manages to have a tuck when flying in heavy turbulence, the Tonic has a strong pre-disposition to re-inflate i mmediately, and with minimal height loss.
> Some of the Tonic's features are: Ample diagonals from the attachment points of the A, B, C, D; All cells are independent, and without any external stitching; A new profile with optimum behaviour in turbulence.
> The Tonic has really superb performances thanks to a perfectly formed upper surface and the glider's greatly reduced number of attachment points, and overall line length. |
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| tonic > technical data |
| size |
25 |
27 |
29 |
32 |
| area (m2) |
24.6 |
26.5 |
28.6 |
31.4 |
| projected area (m2) |
21.5 |
23.3 |
24.9 |
27.0 |
| span (m) |
10.8 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
| projected span (m) |
8.9 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
| aspect ratio |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
| projected aspect ratio |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| max chord (m) |
2.85 |
2.96 |
3.07 |
3.21 |
| min chord (m) |
0.56 |
0.58 |
0.60 |
0.63 |
| nº cells |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
| line length (m) |
6.59 |
6.82 |
7.05 |
7.35 |
| all-up weight (kg) |
60-75 |
70-85 |
80-100 |
95-125 |
| min-max speed* (km/h) |
21-48 |
21-48 |
21-48 |
21-48 |
| max speed trim* (km/h) |
36 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
| AFNOR certification |
standard |
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| DHV certification |
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* speeds taken with pilot in middle of the weight range and standard lines at sea level. |
construction
| cloth: |
Nylon Porcher Marine Skytex 44 g/m2 |
| rib reinforcement: |
Dacrón 180 g/m2 |
| trailing edge reinforcement: |
Polyester 175 g/m2 |
| lines: |
Kevlar 1.1/1.7 mm |
| maillons (quick links): |
Stainless steel 4 mm |
| risers: |
Polyamida 20 mm |
certification
| Certified Standard in AFNOR and DHV 1 with the standard production speed system. |
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| tonic > colours |
| This glider comes in Four Standard Colours: |
| red-blue |
blue-red |
purple-black |
purple-gold |
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Custom Colours
It is possible to have your Windtech glider made in custom colours but keeping the original design (pattern) of the wing. The colours are limited to those available for the glider material. |
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Logo Service
We provide a full service to have logos put on your new Windtech glider (eg. company or sponsor logos, artwork, etc). The cost for this would depend on the size and complexity of the logo. |
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Fly-man glider transfer
Add some unique style to your new Windtech glider with this great looking 4m wide transfer of the Flyman, Windtech's flying mascot. You can tell us where you want it, or put it on yourself. |
| All orders with non-standard options or flyman transfer have an extra cost and a longer delivery time, depending on how long it takes to get in materials and production. If you are interested in any of these opciones please consult your dealer about your requirements. |
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| tonic > photos |
| In this section you will find a selected gallery of pictures of the glider. |
Notice that some of the wings in this gallery could have custom colours.
This feature is indicated with a text tag in the slide framing. |
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 Click over the image to get a closer view.
+ Click below on the high resolution link to get huge size image. |
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| tonic > brochure |
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| Here you can download a PDF of this glider's brochure. |
| Inside it you will find pictures, colour options and logo design, planform and line layout graphics, technical specifications and design features, certification and construction, for this glider. |
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| tonic > manual |
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| Here you can download this glider's flight manual… |
A printed version of this manual is bundled with the wing.
It includes lots of useful details and information about this glider, also the correct line diagrams for proper replacement. |
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| tonic > quality control |
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Each and every wing has a checklist passed though our strict quality control in the factory. This includes line measurement, ground inflation and flight testing. If there was not the opportunity to test fly your glider before you received it then you should get your dealer, or an experienced pilot or qualified instructor, to test fly the glider for you before you fly it.
Note that each glider has a unique sticker attached to the centre cell with the serial number, type of glider, size and weight range. |
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We recommend that your first flight on your new glider be on a gentle slope in calm conditions before making any further higher flights, just to check the glider completely and for you to get used to flying it.
You should use the same class of harness, and restrict the width of the chest strap, according to the glider's certification as advised by the certification body.
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For you own safety, we strongly recommend the use of back protection, helmet and Windtech WindSOS reserve. |
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| tonic > warranty |
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All Windtech wings carry a two-year guarantee from defects due to materials or manufacturing.
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If a product is deemed to be defective by Windtech, this included warranty covers the repair or replacement of the defective product or part only. |
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Windtech will not be responsible for any costs, losses or damages incurred as a result of loss of this product.
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Windtech is not responsible for mailing costs or material costs used other than what is found to be defective.
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Windtech warranty does not cover damage caused by misuse, abuse, neglect or normal wear & tear including damage due to excessive sun exposure, damage caused by improper handling & damage caused by anything other than defects in material & workmanship. |
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