Pentagon Technologies - Nova PENTAGON 100 Handbuch

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PENTAGON technologies

Pendulum Absorption
High pendular damping. Unlike a circle or a square, a five-sided
object lacks point symmetry. In other words, in a pentagon, on the
opposite side of a corner is an edge and opposite every edge is a
corner. Regardless if the initial pendular impulse is towards a corner
or an edge, the restoring force in a pentagon is clearly different.
The pendular movement is disrupted and this dampens unwelcome
oscillations, which in turn greatly reduces the risk of a hard impact.
Water Resistance
The PENTAGON is made entirely from Porcher Sport PN9 cloth.
This cloth is used for BASE parachutes and is characterised by its
durability and water resistance. This guarantees that even after a
water landing, the PENTAGON remains fully functional. No other
parachute cloth offers the same degree of water resistance,
consistent low porosity and great strength.
Due to the short lines, the time between deployment and the lines
being taught is very quick. The five corner vents assist a fast
inflation and the low overall canopy height reduces the volume to
be filled. Altogether this means that the Pentagon is fully open very
quickly after only loosing a little height. This is not only critical
when close to the ground, but it also reduces the risk of the
PENTAGON getting tangled in the paraglider's lines before opening.
All base lines are all the same length and colour-coded.
Also all lines are equal distance from each other.
Using the packing loops, the PENTAGON is very easy to pack and
the risk of mistakes is minimal.
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Quick Opening
Easy Repacking