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EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying It is nothing special to introduce a fmying-mad earthling to paragliding. What is special is to deliver the positive experiences and high feel-good factors of the sport that keep him there for years – long after the licence. That’s exactly what our EPSILON series does ... The EPSILON 8 became well known for its balanced character, and quickly developed the sales fjgures and customer satisfaction that puts it among the most successful EPSILONs yet: not an easy task for our development team to top. But we are happy that they have done it with the EPSILON 9. Their performance boost and technical upgrades both work – better perfor- mance and even more precise handling. This latest generation of our Intermediate is characterised by its quiet ride through turbulent air. We are especially pleased that this has been achieved with no alteration in passive safety. You can fjnd the development background and all relevant information about the EPSILON 9 in this product presentation. 2 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Feeling good from the pull up Nothing upsets the EPSILON 9: with pitch and directional stability it for- ges on through turbulent air. Steering demands are answered precisely, comfortable without delay. These features combined are responsible for its defjning fun and feel-good factor in the air, and as life-long partners of passive safety they share the credit for a long-lasting and uninterrupted enjoyment of fmight. Latest techniques for good performance Whether we consider the internalised Miniribs, latest Hybrid lining layout performing or Low Drag Stabilos, the marked EPSILON 9 performance boost results from intensive development work and subsequent technology upgrades. Needless to say the Intermediate also has all the expected state-of-the-art features like Sliced Diagonals, Advanced Airscoop and Double 3D Shaping. Straightforward in every respect Starting with wing size choice, then to line sorting, clipping in, big ears convenient to speedbar: the EPSILON 9 is intuitive and simple to manage. The new Automatic Dust Remove even sweeps the wing interior for you while you are fmying! 3 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Compared with the EPSILON 8 +2 Internalised cells Low Drag +1 Miniribs Stabilos size Performance Automatic Boost Covered Dyneema Seamless Dust base lines Weight Remover Ranges 4 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

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Technology Upgrade Miniribs Low Drag Stabilos The EPSILON 9 enjoys a comprehensive technology upgrade: Miniribs make a smooth trailing edge, Low Drag Stabilos reduce energy-sap- ping vortices. The design team took a lot of time over the miniribs: these are not only weight optimised, but their seams are sewn inside! Upper and lower training edge surface threads are no longer the victims of sticks, stones and thorns. 6 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

State of the Art Technologies Airscoop Technology Like its predecessor the EPSILON 9 Sliced Diagonals keep the canopy Double 3D-Shaping shape correct for years, double 3D-Shaping creates a smooth leading edge profjle. Airscoop Technology combined with the typical ADVANCE semi-circular air intakes also results in a signifjcantly lower Sliced Diagonals fmow stagnation point, contributing to a later stall point with unmista- kable and progressive brake load increase as a warning. 7 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Hybrid Line array Simple and easy-to-see sorting plus maximum performance: the EPSILON 9 has an intelligent line mix of covered Liros Dyneema base lines, with robust, uncover- ed Edelrid Aramid gallery lines. 8 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Automatic Dust Remover As a fjrst for ADVANCE paraglider models the EPSILON 9 has a continuous all-cell channel along the trailing edge as an exit route for dust and debris. By opening the wingtip exits now and again dust and other debris can be brushed along and released to the outside world while in fmight. Open the Velcros before takeoff and pull out the fabric ducting. The EPSILON 9 will do the rest. 9 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Riser Features EPSILON 9 risers have all the features that make life easy for the Brake Pulley pilot: plastic covered brake handle magnets for perfect hold, brake handle sizes that match the particular wing area, swivels to relieve brake line twists, brake pulleys for easy-running brakes and, of Swivel Magnet course, the Speed Performance Indicator. During fmight this shows a broad brush indication of the chosen accelerated speed related to the wing’s polar curve. This mainly simplifjes the choice of best speed to fmy relative to current headwind and sinking air, and initially helps the pilot to set up his harness speed lines to suit the EPSILON 9. Speed Performance Magnet Indicator Different Sizes 10 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Tried and tested by the EPSILON 8 Like the EPSILON 8 the EPSILON 9 also has our QUICK EASY CONNECT System to help the pilot correc- SNAP tly connect the paraglider risers to the harness. Separate, easy-to-reach outer A-risers make big ears very straightforward. Our useful QUICK QUICK SNAP magnets connect this A-riser to it’s SNAP A neighbour for easy ground handling. They open separate automatically under fmying loads during takeoff, and take up their normal fmying position. 11 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

5 sizes with Seamless Weight Ranges 60 kg 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 kg 22 60 kg 65 75 77 24 70 75 85 88 26 80 85 97 100 28 92 97 110 114 30 105 kg 110 125 128 Certified takeoff weight Ideal weight range Should I choose the smaller or larger size? This question does not occur with the EPSILON 9. The new Seamless Weight Ranges provide a continuous transition of fmying weight through the fjve wing sizes without overlap. Within these ideal all-up weight ranges the EPSILON 9 will provide an optimal balance of climb performance and fmying speed for all typical fmying conditions. 12 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Paramotor Certification The EPSILON 9 is eminently suited to paramotor fmying due to its exceptionally good takeoff behaviour, and high pitch and directional stability in fmight. DGAC paramotor certifjcation work for 24, 26, 28 and 30 sizes is currently underway. Paramotor risers with trims are available for the EPSILON 9 as an option. For free fmying (no motor) the trimmer loops can simply be fjxed in the main support carabiners. Trimmers in use Trimmers stowed 13 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

Materials Fabric Lines: Liros/Edelrid Leading edge Main lines Skytex 38, Universal 9017 E25 PPSLS 260 / 200 / 125: covered Upper surface Suspension lines Skytex 38 Universal 9017 E25 A-8000U-190 / 130 / 090 / 070 / 050: uncovered Lower surface Brake lines Skytex Easyfmy 9018 E65 A-8000U-090 / 070 / 050: uncovered Supported ribs Steering lines Skytex 40 hard fjnish 9017 E29 A-7850-240: covered A-8000U-190: uncovered Unsupported ribs Skytex 40 hard fjnish 9017 E29 14 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

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Technical details EPSILON 9 22 24 26 28 30 Flat surface m 2 22.1 23.9 25.9 27.8 29.8 Projected surface m 2 18.5 20.0 21.7 23.3 25.0 Certifjed takeoff weight kg 60–77 70–88 80 –100 92–114 105 –128 Ideal weight range kg 65–75 75–85 85 –97 97–110 110–125 Glider weight kg 4.15 4.40 4.65 4.95 5.25 Span m 10.73 11.15 11.61 12.03 12.45 Projected span m 8.26 8.59 8.94 9.26 9.59 Aspect ratio 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 Projected aspect ratio 3.68 3.68 3.68 3.68 3.68 m 2.59 2.69 2.8 2.9 3.0 Max. chord Number of cells 47 47 47 47 47 Number of risers 3+1 3+1 3+1 3+1 3+1 EN /LTF B EN /LTF B EN /LTF B EN /LTF B EN /LTF B Certifjcation 17 ADVANCE EPSILON 9 – The Joy of Flying

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