BGD - DUAL 2

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With effortless launching and a smooth, relaxed feel, the DUAL 2 performs in harmony with pilot and passenger

  • Effortless two step launch
  • Smooth relaxed feel
  • Two sizes 38m² and 42m²
  • Essential big ears blocker
  • Replaceable trimmers

SPECS

 ML
LINEAR SCALING FACTOR0.951
PROJECTED AREA (M²)32.335.7
FLAT AREA (M²)37.841.8
GLIDER WEIGHT (KG)7.57.9
TOTAL LINE LENGTH (M)416436
HEIGHT (M)9.39.8
NUMBER OF MAIN LINES (A/B/C)3/4/3/3
CELLS52
FLAT ASPECT RATIO5.5
PROJECTED ASPECT RATIO4.1
ROOT CHORD (M)3.313.5
FLAT SPAN (M)14.515.2
PROJECTED SPAN (M)11.512.1
TRIM SPEED (KM/H)40
TOP SPEED (KM/H)52
MIN SINK (M/S)1
BEST GLIDE9
IN-FLIGHT WEIGHT RANGE (KG)100-200120-220
CERTIFICATIONTANDEM

INFO

The DUAL 2 is an entirely new design. It took us years of development and many prototypes to perfect, but we believe it is a significant leap forward from the original Dual, which itself was a benchmark EN-B tandem. It’s a pleasure to launch and to fly, with light, intuitive BGD handling and an outstanding sink rate, making it a 'top of the stack' performer. Big ears are effective and easy to use, and we’ve added a new big-ears locking system. 

We know commercial pilots need tandems that last well so we’ve made the DUAL 2 robust and strong, with durable cloth throughout and all-sheathed Kevlar lines. The trimmers have easy-grab plastic balls and easy to replace webbing.

We recommend the 38m² - medium size to pilots who weigh less than 75kg, naked.

TARGET

Remember that feeling, the first time your feet leave the ground and you are soaring, feet in the clouds, viewing the world from a different perspective? If you could bottle that feeling and share it around … that’s what the DUAL 2 is for – sharing the joy of flight! 

A clean take-off is absolutely critical to a safe and successful tandem flight. The DUAL 2 takes the load quickly and the short run required is a huge step forward for passenger safety. We’ve made the Dual 2 in two sizes: the 42m² will suit most, and the 38m² is for all-up weights below 200kg.


BRUCE'S NOTES

With this project I wanted to make a tandem that is ridiculously easy to launch as not all passengers are willing runners, but I didn’t want to sacrifice that light and sensitive handling that was so highly praised in the original DUAL. To achieve this we designed a whole new single plastic shark nose just for this wing. In the air the handling is a delight and thermalling is outstanding. The whole team are very happy with the outcome. It’s a pleasure to fly, and a dream to launch: two steps and away!

MATERIAL

TOP SURFACEPorcher Skytex 38/m²
BOTTOM SURFACEDominico D20 36g/m²
INTERNAL STRUCTUREPorcher Skytex 40g/m²
NOSE REINFORCINGPlastic wire 2,5mm and 2,0 mm
RISERS20mm Kevlar/Nylon webbing
PULLEYSHarken and Spenger
TOP LINESLiros DC100 & 160
MIDDLE LINESLiros TSL140, 220, 280
LOWER LINESLiros TSL 500, 380, 280, 220
SertifikācijaEN B

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