setting new standards in the lightweight class
The Trango X-Light2 was purpose-built for the UP athletes in the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps. As from this season even X-Alps wings need to be certified, and while that may not be the best of news for manufacturers or X-Alps pilots it is GREAT news for someone looking for a certified lightweight performance paraglider, since it means that the specialist wings are now available for all to buy.
While working on the new wing it dawned on us that this was a good opportunity to address a shortcoming of the EN C certified Trango XC2, namely its top speed, which had to be limited a little for the wing to be certified in the C class. So although the X-Light 2 is in many ways simply a lighter version of that wing, we decided that we'd increase the top speed of the new design by some 5-7km/h, simply by increasing the accelerator travel quite substantially.
- A lightweight version of the UP Trango XC2 - and with a higher top speed
- Safe and EASY 3-liner design, but with the performance and top speed of a 2013 comp wing
- Increased speed system travel compared to the XC2, for greater speed range and higher top speed
- UP-typical swept-back wingtips for good handling, easy stall characteristics and less induced drag. Improves handling too!
- Optional Dyneema risers available as aftermarket accessory - shave off another 200g! (available soon!)
- Thinner, more pliable Nylon rods in LE and over the C attachment points - same performance, less weight and less packing volume/hassle
- VERY confidence-inspiring handling and passive safety - a relaxing wing to fly
- Just over one kg lighter than the XC2 in all sizes
- UP low-drag line attachment points on the canopy
- Unsheathed lines everywhere
As any Trango XC2 pilot can testify, that wing feels like it is only just getting the revs up when the pulleys meet, and that is where some of the more radical designs in the D category start to slowly creep away. But the X-Light2 will have no more of that - being so much faster than the XC2, we expect it to keep up with the 2-liners easy enough, and if the performance of the XC2 is anything to go by then we're getting all excited about flying comps again!
But at the end of the day that wasn't the primary reason to build this wing - it was and is the X-Alps. So our R&D team have been hard at work shaving grammes off the design, and they have managed to reduce the weight of the wing by more than 1 kg in all sizes. On top of that you may order special Dyneema risers (they are sold separately) which reduce the weight by another 200g! This gives a high-performance wing with 67 chambers that weighs in at only 4.9kg in size M; your back will love you for it!
The character of the wing is 100% XC2; it is a SUPER friendly design with no hidden vices, but in this class we need hardly remind anyone that big whacks at full bore can be exciting.
We think the wing is suited for a very large range of pilots; it could be Open Class lovers feeling lost in a world of deep stalls and cascades, it could be comp pilots unwilling to step into the aforementioned world, it could be para-alpinists wanting MUCH more performance than what you get out of a typical hike&fly wing, or globetrotters like our own Stefan "Boxi" Bocks who travel the world looking for deeply committed vol-biv adventures - or it could just be a Trango XC2 pilot looking for that little bit of extra, fully legal! speed!
Whichever of these categories you belong in we think you'll have a ball on this wing!
More Info
As any Trango XC2 pilot can testify, that wing feels like it is only just getting the revs up when the pulleys meet, and that is where some of the more radical designs in the D category start to slowly creep away. But the X-Light2 will have no more of that - being so much faster than the XC2, we expect it to keep up with the 2-liners easy enough, and if the performance of the XC2 is anything to go by then we're getting all excited about flying comps again!
But at the end of the day that wasn't the primary reason to build this wing - it was and is the X-Alps. So our R&D team have been hard at work shaving grammes off the design, and they have managed to reduce the weight of the wing by more than 1 kg in all sizes. On top of that you may order special Dyneema risers (they are sold separately) which reduce the weight by another 200g! This gives a high-performance wing with 67 chambers that weighs in at only 4.9kg in size M; your back will love you for it!
The character of the wing is 100% XC2; it is a SUPER friendly design with no hidden vices, but in this class we need hardly remind anyone that big whacks at full bore can be exciting.
We think the wing is suited for a very large range of pilots; it could be Open Class lovers feeling lost in a world of deep stalls and cascades, it could be comp pilots unwilling to step into the aforementioned world, it could be para-alpinists wanting MUCH more performance than what you get out of a typical hike&fly wing, or globetrotters like our own Stefan "Boxi" Bocks who travel the world looking for deeply committed vol-biv adventures - or it could just be a Trango XC2 pilot looking for that little bit of extra, fully legal! speed!
Whichever of these categories you belong in we think you'll have a ball on this wing!
Technical Data
| SIZE |
S |
S/M |
M |
L |
| Surface area flat (m2) |
22,0 |
23,7 |
25,8 |
28,4 |
| Surface area projected (m2) |
18,3 |
19,7 |
21,4 |
23,5 |
| Flat span (m) |
12,3 |
12,7 |
13,3 |
13,9 |
| Projected span (m) |
9,3 |
9,7 |
10,1 |
10,6 |
| Flat aspect ratio |
6,8 |
6,8 |
6,8 |
6,8 |
| Projected aspect ratio |
4,8 |
4,8 |
4,8 |
4,8 |
| Chambers/cells |
67 |
67 |
67 |
67 |
| Total line length incl. Brake (m) |
239 |
248 |
258 |
271 |
| Total # of lines incl. Brake |
176 |
176 |
176 |
176 |
| Glider weight (kg) |
4,7 |
4,9 |
5,1 |
5,4 |
| Trimspeed (km/h) |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
| Top Speed (km/h) |
58 |
62 |
64 |
64 |
| Category LTF/EN |
C |
D |
D |
D* |
| Takeoff weight (kg) |
60-80 |
75-95 |
90-110 |
105-130 |
*) Size L not certified yet
