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The best things are always worth waiting for - finally APCO launches its latest, long-awaited tandem glider - FUN 42, purpose built and designed for professional, free flying tandem pilot.
FUN 42 is the finest tandem wing APCO has developed and it is the wing of choice for recreational and commercial pilots alike.
FUN 42 is designed to offer the best performance around (matching only the legendary performance of the Futura 42), combined with all the characteristics to fulfill the wishlist of every tandem pilot
It was a long wait, but the final outcome justifies it!
We will let you be the judges.
FUN 42 targets the professional tandem market, as well as the recreational pilot. It will offer:
- Glide (L/D) and thermalling capacity to match the best
- Easy, direct and responsive handling
- Fabulous flare
- Start - simply better than anything before
- Loads of safety
- Wide speed range (risers equipped with trim tabs - certified)
- Famous APCO durability, including our exclusive, newly developed, lightweight siliconised cloth and heavy duty Technora lines - guaranteeing many years of use, making your investment per hour / flight much more attractive
DESIGN FEATURES
- Diagonal rib structure
- Split A riser with B stall power booster and trim tabs
- All metal parts Stainless Steel or Aluminium
- Advanced shape planform
- Heavy duty Technora lines
- Double coated siliconised cloth, covered by 3 Year / 250 Hour warranty
- Brake handle with neodynium magnets and anti-twist swivel
- Butt hole for easy cleaning
- Crown shape tip reinforcement
- Imbedded minimal drag Dyneema line top floor with lifetime warranty (never need to be replaced and adding a half point to L/D)
- New color designs
- Latest evolution of Flexon™ battens design
TECHNICAL DATA
| FUN 42 | |
| Product Code | 16200 |
| Cells | 48 |
| Area [m2] | 42 |
| Area (projected) [m2] | 37.1 |
| Span [m] (incl. Stabiliser) | 15.1 |
| Span (projected) [m] | 12.55 |
| Aspect Ratio | 5.4 |
| Aspect Ratio (projected) | 4.2 |
| Take off Weight (all up) [kg] | 140-230 |
| Canopy Weight [kg] | 9 |
| Root Chord [m] | 3.37 |
| Tip Chord [m] | 0.67 |
| Length of Lines on B [m] | 9.6 |
| Total Length of Lines [m] | 475 |
CERTIFICATION
FUN 42 has successfully completed all certification test flights for EN Tandem Class (with trim tabs on risers) - certification.
To see certification results Click here
| Size | Certification Type |
| FUN FOR TWO (42) | EN. B |
PERFORMANCE
| V-min @ optimum wing load | 23-24 km/h |
| V-trim @ optimum wing load [km/h] | 38-39 km/h |
| V-max @ optimum wing load[km/h] | 46+ km/h |
| Min Sink @ optimum wing load [m/s] | 1.1 m/s |
COLOR OPTIONS
Color Designs - FUN 42 is dressed in 4 all new, innovative color designs, following the latest trend in APCO.
On some of the wings the bottom surface produced from non-siliconised cloth to allow for advertising and logo application.
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS
| Fabric | |
| Sail Cloth | 42 gr/m2 "Zero Porosity" Ripstop Nylon |
| Rib Reinforcement | 180 g/m2 Mylar (Trilam) |
| Warranty | 3 years / 250 Hours |
| Material | Diameter [mm] | Strength [kg] | |
| Top Floor | Dyneema | 1.0mm | 90kg x 2 |
| St Top | Superaramide | 1.2 | 120 |
| Middle A1,3, B1,3 | Superaramide | 1.8 | 230 |
| Middle A5, B5, C, D, St | Superaramide | 1.5 | 150 |
| Lower A;B | Superaramide | 1.9 | 320 |
| Lower C;D | Superaramide | 1.8 | 230 |
| Brake Cascades: | |||
| Upper | Dyneema | 1.1 | 95 |
| Lower | Dyneema | 2.3 | 230 |
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES
Speed bar comes as standard with solo wings.
