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Product catalog summary
Product Overview:
The BACKUP X series by U-Turn introduces a new line of lightweight reserve parachutes, featuring the cross canopy X design. This innovative parachute is designed for ease of use and enhanced safety, with a focus on minimal weight and optimal performance.

Specifications:
  • Weight: 0.98 kg for X100, 1.2 kg for X115
  • Maximum Payload: 100 kg for X100, 115 kg for X115
  • Area: 28.5 m² for X100, 36.2 m² for X115
  • Packing Volume: 2380 cm³ for X100, 3850 cm³ for X115
  • Total Length: 5.8 m for X100, 6.2 m for X115
  • Certification: LTF EP 187.2017, EN/LTF EP 153.2016

Key Features:
  • Innovative soft-link connection for easy mounting
  • Minimal sinking rate of approximately 5 m/s
  • Optimized opening time with Rapid Inflation System (RIS)
  • High swing resistance due to canopy design and air outlets
  • Lightweight materials for minimal weight and maximum safety
  • Simplified packing with color-coded loops and numbered widths
  • Durable material with antistatic coating to prevent sticking

Design and Performance:
The BACKUP X parachutes are designed with a square reserve canopy that minimizes pendulum movements, ensuring stable flight behavior. The use of high-tech materials allows for a lightweight design without compromising on surface area, crucial for maintaining a low sinking rate.

Innovations:
The Easy Connect system simplifies the mounting process, allowing for quick and secure attachment of the parachute. The parachute also features a four-leaf container in a signal color for easy identification and deployment.

Target Audience:
The BACKUP X series is suitable for a wide range of pilots, including those who require a compact and lightweight reserve parachute for alpine flying. Its small pack size and weight make it ideal for use with convertible and lightweight harnesses.

Conclusion:
The BACKUP X series offers a reliable and innovative solution for emergency parachute needs, combining lightweight design with advanced safety features. It is EN and LTF certified and available for purchase.

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BACKUp X Save your life With the BACKUP series U-Turn presents an innovative line of reserve parachutes in the newest generation. The lightweight cross canopy X is built in accordance with the newest development findings and provides all constructional advantages of the square reserve parachute with a sensational weight of only 0.98/1.2 kg. The BACKUP X line not only provides impressing minimum values at weight but also at the vital opening and sinking rates. Through elaborate calculations of the cross canopy shape and air outlets it results in a flight behavior that is almost completely free...

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BACKUP X N ew L ig htweig ht Sta n dard LTF/ EN RESCUE CROSS backUp X100 X115 X100 / 115 Weight Eigengewicht Area Fläche Maximum payload Maximale Anhängelast Packing volume Packvolumen Panel Bahnen Total length Gesamtlänge Errors and omissions expected. Subject to change without notice. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of U-Turn GmbH is prohibited. Irrtümer, Druckfehler und Änderungen bleiben vorbehalten. Nachdruck auch auszugsweise, nur mit schriftlicher Genehmigung der U-Turn GmbH. Bridle line with integrated softlink Innovation By U-Turn Errors and omissions expected....

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