The Omega 7; Inspired By Champions; An Unrivalled Run Of Successes; New Know-How - Advance Omega Betriebshandbuch

The OMEGA 7

Inspired by Champions

OMEGA - a prestigious name that has been fi rmly anchored in the
paraglider world for 15 years now. A name, too, that is regularly as-
sociated with sporting achievements. And, above all, a name that
stands for a series of products, each of which sets new benchmarks
in the market. The launch of the OMEGA 7 marks the latest genera-
tion of this high-end cross-country paraglider. Once again it is the top
performance glider in the ADVANCE range, embodying ADVANCE's
expertise. This glider is the product of state-of-the-art technology,
top-class materials and the invaluable input from our world champi-
ons, World Cup titleholders and OLC winners.

An unrivalled run of successes

HiArc is the magic word. The HiArc concept has been perfected for
series glider production with the OMEGA 7, and stands for paraglid-
ers with a high camber, a feature that gives them much greater sta-
bility. The advent of HiArc heralded a new era at ADVANCE back in
spring 2004, helping the brand rack up an unrivalled run of compe-
tition triumphs. Our test and competition pilots fl ew these prototy-
pes to enormous success at all important international competitions.
Their accomplishments include the 2004 European Championships,
the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 Overall World Cup in
both the ladies' and men's rankings. This series of successes is roun-
ded off with a European record of 323 km in 2004 and victory in the
«Online Contest 2005» international cross-country competition.

New know-how

Every bit as important as the sporting successes, however, is the
new experience and know-how acquired from the various HiArc
prototypes. Together, they form the basis for the development of the
new OMEGA 7. This generation of prototypes has enabled ADVANCE
to develop a serial-class high performance paraglider with extremely
predictable handling combined with a high level of safety, despite
its wide wingspan. This is a balanced and well-honed product that
will give the experienced cross-country and competition pilot masses
of fun.

Outstanding characteristics of the OMEGA 7

Great intrinsic stability thanks to HiArc
Based on the design of an arched bridge, the OMEGA 7 has a high
camber. This makes the canopy inherently more stable and able to
be fl own faster without collapsing, even in turbulent air. As a result of
this improved stability feature, the OMEGA 7 has a signifi cantly higher
aspect ratio than its predecessor.
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