www.a-i-r.de


http://www.a-i-r.de/pages-d/ATOS-VR (2007).htm.


Felix writes:

The new sail material has been in production since September 2006.
Its much nicer to rig. The effect from different condition like hot and dry
which cause sail shrink or wet and cold with the effect of less tension is much
smaller.


Atos light:


Yes , we currently testing a lighter ATOS VR. The strength should be 30% less
and just enough to match the certification request for an average pilot weight.
The current VR has the lay up like it was designed for the tandem VX.


I’m quite happy with this heavier lay up in the case the pilot inadvertently
exceeds the VNE of 90 km/h (55 mph) like it happens sometimes. There will be
less room for error with the lighter version of the VR.


Right now we are checking the possibility to save weight and the possibility to
reduce the strength of the VR. It’s not clear yet, if enough (light/slow) pilots
like this new design to start production. As soon we have the data of weight and
strength reduction we will publish it. We expect to get this data by the 9th of
December and publish it at the Thermik exhibition in Sindelfingen which happens
not far from the A-I-R factory.