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Your McDaddy
The McDaddy is Ozone's latest glider suitable for use by both
professional and pleasure pilots for tandem flight. It is a culmination
of three years extensive research and development, much of which
is a result of the feedback and knowledge we gained from Ozone's
previous tandem wing, the Cosmic Rider.
Like the Cosmic, the McDaddy has been designed to launch smoothly
in either strong or light winds and to be an easy and secure glider to
soar with regardless of the payload you're carrying. However, with
three years development behind us, and a lot of the technologies
we've integrated on the Proton GT, Vibe and Vulcan we're happy to
tell you
that we've made the McDaddy an even nicer tandem to fly.
Firstly by redesigning the diagonal inter cell bracing and using a
completely new line layout we've managed to reduce both the weight
and drag of the wing. The McDaddy now weighs only 8.5 kg's instead
of the 10.1 kg's that the Cosmic weighed; that's a saving of just over
15%! This reduction in weight helps keep the inertia of the wing
down,which makes the glider safer, easier and more forgiving to fly.
The reduction of inertia also makes the McDaddy smoother and more
controlled on the ground than even the Cosmic was!
As a result,we've been able to build a higher performance profile into
the McDaddy than we could on the Cosmic. The result is a higher
performing, safer and more comfortable glider all-round.
Finally, we've kept the same Ozone agility that our customers love
and built it into the McDaddy in such a way that it now has lighter
handling, shorter brake travel and even more of a 'solo glider' feel
than we've managed to put in to a tandem before. The McDaddy also
comes equipped with Trimmers allowing you fine tune the wing to
your personal style and feel.
We hope you enjoy flying the McDaddy as much as we do.
Materials
All OZONE gliders are made from the highest quality materials
available. Your Ozone McDaddy is constructed from:
Upper-surface
Gelvenor
Double silicone-coated and polyurethane-coated Ripstop Nylon
Selected for its durability and resistance to both UV damage and
general wear and tear. In the air and on the ground the top surface
of your glider takes more abuse than any other part, hence we
choose Gelvenor for the top surface of all our wings.
Lower-surface
Porcher-Marine 37 g/m2 Polyurethane coated Ripstop Nylon
Probably the most commonly used fabric in paraglider construction.
Porcher Marine has been tried, tested and proven to be the most
effective all round fabric.
Internal Ribs
Porcher-Marine 45 g/m2 and 37 g/m2 high tenacity Skytex+ Ripstop
Nylon.
Selected for stability and resistance to stretch - vital if a glider is to
keep its safe-flying characteristics for a long time.
Leading-edge reinforcement
Double-laminated Mylar.
Selected for long-term durability. Keeping the leading edge shaping
precise ensures that your glider's characteristics remain consistently
good season after season.
Lines
Lower cascades - Edelrid - 340 kg's breaking strength - 2.5 mm
Upper cascades - Liros Dyneema - 70 kg's breaking strength - 0.95
mm
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