“Right from the beginning of this project our design goal was to make an easy, efficient and fun cross country glider, to satisfy the needs of a broad range of pilots. As always, we wanted to make a better glider, with more performance than anything else in this class available on the market today. The Rook 2 fulfils this ambitious goal, and combines class-bursting performance and efficiency with remarkable pilot comfort and safety. While testing and tuning the new model for safety and flying ease we never stopped comparing it with other gliders and we must say that we are really happy with the results.”
Urban Valic
This wing is a high-performance EN/LTF-B class glider intended for intermediate to advanced XC pilots looking for comfort and safety, but also for the highest performance in the class.
Size | S | MS | ML | L |
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Number of cells | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Projected area (m2) | 20.09 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 25.8 |
Flat area (m2) | 23.7 | 26.0 | 28.3 | 30.6 |
Projected span (m) | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
Flat span (m) | 11.6 | 12 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
Projected Aspect Ratio | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Flat aspect ratio | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Glider weight (kg) | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
In-flight weight range (kg) | 65-85 | 80-100 | 95-115 | 110-130 |
Certification LTF/EN | B | B | B | B |
Test reports | test report, sticker Line plan |
test report, sticker Line plan |
test report, sticker Line plan |
test report, sticker Line plan |
Latest manual | EN GER FRA |
EN GER FRA |
EN GER FRA |
EN GER FRA |
CANOPY FABRIC CODE | |
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Upper surface | Dominico N30 DMF |
Bottom surface | Dominico N20 DMF |
Profiles | Dominico N30 DFM |
Diagonals | Dominico N30 DFM |
Mini ribs | Dominico N30 DFM |
SUSPENSION LINES MAIN LINES |
PPSL Liros, Edelrid A-8000-U |
RISERS FABRIC CODE | |
Fabric | 13 mm Kevlar reinforced Nylon webbing |
Pulleys | Harken P18mm ball bearing pulley |
V nemško govorečem Thermik magazinu lahko prebere nekaj tudi o Rook2 padalu. Test je zajemal večino padal razerda B današnjega časa. Test tokrat performance pušča ob strani in se osredotoča na samo vsestranskost padala. Že ob pogovoru s testnimi piloti revije smo zaznali njihovo zadovoljstvo, sam članek pa je vse skupaj samo še potrdil. Rook2