Epsilon 4 : Discover Your Passion - Advance Epsilon 4 Manuel D'utilisation

EPSILON 4 : DISCOVER YOUR PASSION !

The EPSILON series, from the «1» that arrived in 93 until today with the
arrival of the «4», has surely marked the world of paragliding. It is the
most popular glider in the ADVANCE range and probably one of the
most distributed in the world.
The 4th generation of EPSILON inherits all the knowledge ADVANCE has
acquired over more than 15 years and should also meet a big world
success. All gliders are made to be piloted, but some give a lot more
pleasure and satisfaction than others. The EPSILON 4 is a real ADVANCE
glider ! It is a new ADVANCE, with a brilliant and high level of passive
security ; it will allow the occasional as well as the regular pilots to discover
a playful and essential dimension of flying : ease of use, pleasure and
security.
ADVANCE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
The EPSILON 4 is a top of the range glider, built with a very precise and sophisticated
technology that gives it an exceptional, dynamic and «comfortable» behaviour. The EPSILON 4
is the all-round glider «par excellence».
Its profile is a development from that of the SIGMA 5 giving the EPSILON 4 a good stability in
pitch, while retaining the necessary energy to make a clean entrance into strong thermals with
no hesitation even for a beginner.
Every cell wall receives a diagonal reinforcement from the lines attachment points. This reduces
the deformations of the wing, takes out the rippling movements, increases stability and solidity.
The closed cells on the leading edge are between the cells that are not connected to the same
group of lines. They make the leading edge more solid, and the air movements and pressures in
the glider are more uniform. On the wing tips, the first 2 cells are closed, the next 2 have a
small opening with a mesh covering.
A compression strap is sewn between each profile/line attachment point on the D lines. Thus
the space between each cell remains the same, whether the wing is braked or not, making
turning performance uniform and consistent. There are also some compression straps between
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some A, B and C lines, between the cells that are not connected to the same group of lines.
The cell width is scaled, it gets smaller as you go from the center to the wing tip (the last 4
being closed off) giving a beautifully clean aerodynamic shape.