Ascender paraglider

The ASCENDER paraglider [en] [fr] [es] [ca]

Santa Rosa, La Pampa, January 29, 2009

1. Description
2. Technical data
3. Development work
4. Wing 3D Model
5. Ascender airfoil
6. Ascender plans

1. Description

The Ascender is a new paraglider proto of 35 cells, 18% thickness airfoil, good flight characteristics and conventional construction. The wing has internal flat ribbons between anchors points with divergent tractions, improving internal pressure. The construction has ben done by CZWings Aero-Velería, in Argentina. The objective of the project is to test building techniques and obtain technical information (practical and theoretical) for subsequent projects.

4. Wing 3D Model

1. Frontal view	2. Planform view
3. Left view	4. Right view
5. Detail 3D	6. General 3D view

5. Ascender airfoil

Coordinates and .dat file of the Ascender airfoil, which is giving such good results.
The file .dat can be analyzed with programs like XFOIL, XFLR5 and similars.

Ascender.dat

Ascender
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0.65446    0.06177
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0.29056    0.10567
0.26614    0.10732
0.24251    0.10863
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0.19780    0.10971
0.17681    0.10922
0.15680    0.10790
0.13779    0.10568
0.11984    0.10250
0.10298    0.09830
0.08726    0.09310
0.07272    0.08694
0.05938    0.07994
0.04731    0.07224
0.03652    0.06398
0.02705    0.05535
0.01894    0.04647
0.01222    0.03740
0.00694    0.02864
0.00312    0.01872
0.00080    0.01014
0.00000    0.00000
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0.00309   -0.01256
0.00689   -0.01778
0.01216   -0.02359
0.01886   -0.02853
0.02695   -0.03378
0.03641   -0.03867
0.04719   -0.04341
0.05926   -0.04795
0.07258   -0.05220
0.08711   -0.05611
0.10283   -0.05962
0.11967   -0.06268
0.13762   -0.06527
0.15662   -0.06734
0.17664   -0.06890
0.19762   -0.06995
0.21954   -0.07049
0.24233   -0.07057
0.26596   -0.07022
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0.31553   -0.06830
0.34137   -0.06680
0.36784   -0.06496
0.39490   -0.06284
0.42248   -0.06044
0.45052   -0.05781
0.47897   -0.05501
0.50775   -0.05203
0.53682   -0.04883
0.56608   -0.04544
0.59548   -0.04192
0.62493   -0.03832
0.65435   -0.03470
0.68366   -0.03112
0.71276   -0.02764
0.74154   -0.02432
0.76991   -0.02120
0.79774   -0.01831
0.82490   -0.01565
0.85124   -0.01322
0.87659   -0.01097
0.90075   -0.00887
0.92350   -0.00691
0.94455   -0.00509
0.96352   -0.00341
0.97989   -0.00191
0.99280   -0.00069
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6. Ascender plans

(in preparation)

index

Project
Constructor
Model	ASCENDER
Size	M
Surface	30,2 m²
Span	11,9 m
Aspect ratio	4,7
Ideal pilot weight	80 kg
Total weight in flight	85-105 kg
Use	Beguinners
Certification	NO
Serial number
Date

1. Ascender rib number 18	2. Testing tear fabric with special needle and dynamometer
3. Rolls of nylon ripstop 45gr/m2 white and celestial for the Ascender. Samples of reinforcements of mylar and dynema lines.	4. Seam details
5. Sewing cells of wing tip	6. Details of rib sewing
7. LE mylar reinforcements	8. Rib reinforcements
9. Reinforcement in "B" anchorage	10. Internal load straps
11. Center detail	12. Leading edge detail
13. Overview of the upper surface	14. Overview of the underside
15. Trailing edge detail	16. Check inflation without lines. It is a beautiful wing!!!
17. Loops sewing	18. Loop completed
19. Loop ready to test load	20. The naked Dyneema is being water-treated with the method usually employed by CZWings.
21. Wing in all span	22. Leading edge detaill (inflation wihtout lines)
23. Technical label	24. First control inflations
25. Inflation perfect and easy	26. The wing ready for takeoff
27. Ascender in flight	28. Santa Rosa (La Pampa), January 29 of 2009. We appreciate the cooperation of the local paragliding instructor, towing the wing over the plain.