Gin Leopard
€3,000.00
Description
Dominate the Skies with the Gin Leopard
For ambitious cross-country pilots and competition-focused flyers, the Gin Leopard is a class-leading EN D wing that redefines precision and performance. Crafted for those ready to explore the edge of possibility, this two-liner glider offers the agility of a racing machine with the reliability seasoned pilots demand.https://www.instagram.com/paragliding_explorer_wing_shop?igsh=bGg2dWxqNzQ1bzF4&utm_source=qr
Designed for Pilots Who Chase Excellence Gin Leopard
Right from launch, the Gin Leopard demonstrates its pedigree. Designed by Gin Seok Song in collaboration with Torsten Siegel, it features Equalized Pressure Technology (EPT) 2.0—providing consistent internal pressure across all speeds. As a result, the wing maintains superb stability, even during aggressive maneuvers.Gin Falcon 2
Furthermore, its 86-cell design and precisely tensioned sail create an exceptionally clean profile. Therefore, you get a higher lift-to-drag ratio, minimized ballooning, and optimized glide—especially at full bar.
Precision Handling, Even in the Harshest Air
One of the most impressive traits of the Gin Leopard is its intuitive feedback. Because it communicates well through the risers and brakes, the wing enables confident decisions during active air. Moreover, it responds predictably to brake input, making thermalling more effective and transitions far smoother.
Additionally, rear riser steering allows subtle direction changes without altering pitch or speed. So, you can stay fast without sacrificing control.
Ultra-Efficient Performance for Long Flights using Gin Leopard
Not only is the Gin Leopard fast, but it’s also efficient in every sense. Pilots benefit from excellent glide across a wide speed range. Even during bar use, the wing remains stable and calm, allowing you to fly further with less fatigue. Consequently, this glider is a popular choice among XC hunters and serious race pilots alike.
Built with Quality Materials and Intelligent Engineering
From Porcher Skytex materials to Nitinol rods, every detail in the Gin Leopard supports durability and weight optimization. In fact, despite its high aspect ratio, the glider remains easy to launch and pack. Therefore, it meets the demands of both competition and adventure pilots.
Conclusion: The Peak of Precision
Ultimately, if you’re looking to upgrade your game, the Gin Leopard delivers the perfect balance of control, speed, and climb. So, when every kilometer counts, trust the wing built to lead—choose the Gin Leopard.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Gin Leopard
| SIZE | XS | S | M | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat area (m2) | 20.5 | 22.32 | 24.22 | 26.7 |
| Flat span (m) | 12.08 | 12.65 | 13.18 | 13.84 |
| Flat aspect ratio (CIVL) | 6.86 | 6.9 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| Projected area (m2) | 17.56 | 19.14 | 20.8 | 22.93 |
| Projected span (m) | 9.79 | 10.25 | 10.71 | 11.25 |
| Projected aspect ratio | 5.45 | 5.5 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| Chord (m) | 2.2 | 2.21 | 2.3 | 2.41 |
| Number of cells | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Glider weight (kg) | 4.85 | 5.30 | 5.65 | 5.95 |
| Weight range (kg) | 70-88 | 85-102 | 95-112 | 105-127 |
| Certification | EN D | EN D | EN D | EN D |
The Leopard shares its DNA with the Explorer (EN B) and with the Bonanza 2 (EN C). This, combined with our experience of over 8 years of continuous development of 2 liner gliders with the World Cup winning Boomerang series, has enabled us to produce a wing with significantly improved characteristics in several key areas.
Stability
Compared to past 2 liner and high performance wings, the Leopard has greater pitch stability over the entire speed range. In combination with outstanding wing tip stability, the result is a greatly reduced pilot workload in normal flight.
Handling and feel
One of the most outstanding aspects of the Leopard is the way the wing feels solid and cohesive but not stiff – it immediately feels like a whole wing that better connects you with the elements. The turn is precise and well co-ordinated, the wing accelerates towards thermals and pitch stability is first class.
Feedback and “thermal sniffing” behaviour
The Leopard gives smooth yet highly intelligible feedback. On glide, it’s easy to guide the wing towards thermals and lifty lines by feeling pressure differences through the B risers. The wing flies equally well if you just let it fly, it has a tendency to pull towards lift automatically. Once in a climb, the feedback from the glider also helps you stay centred in the core.
DESIGNER NOTES Gin Leopard
The Leopard project involved close collaboration between designers Gin Seok Song and Torsten Siegel. Torsten explains:
“The Leopard is the first production 2 liner with our 2nd generation EPT (Equalized Pressure Technology) profile.
More extensive CFD (Computational fluid dynamics) analysis of the whole wing has led to the development of a new profile that significantly improves the lift to drag ratio whilst still maintaining a constantly high internal pressure. The result is increased stability across the entire speed range. In turn, this has enabled better performance, smoother, more responsive handling and a higher top speed.
Besides the new profile, we dedicated a large part of our R&D effort to carrying out research to find a new method to calculate the optimum sail tensioning at all parts along the profile.
The Leopard has 86 cells, which provides an extremely clean surface with reduced ballooning. We selected a combination of 3 and 4 cell blocks according to the shape of the profile in accelerated flight. This gives a cleaner arc over the whole span and, along with optimized line attachment points, also helps to maintain even sail tension.
Overall, it’s the combination of theoretical advances and practical refinements over 2 years of testing all over the world that the gives the Leopard its unique character. We are confident the wing will appeal to dedicated XC pilots looking for the very best that the EN D category has to offer.”
DETAILS Gin Leopard
- 2 line risers with easy B-control
- 86 cells for a cleaner top surface and reduced ballooning
- Optimized mix of 3 and 4-cell blocks
- Cross beams for high stability
- Unsheathed aramid lines
- Mini-ribs on the trailing edge
- Second generation Equalized Pressure Technology (EPT) profile significantly improves the lift to drag ratio (CL/CD) and stability at higher speeds
MATERIALS
- Canopy cloth
- Upper surface leading edge: Porcher Skytex, 38 g/m²
- Upper surface: Porcher Skytex, 32 g/m²
- Lower surface: Porcher Skytex, 27 g/m²
- Lines
- Upper: Edelrid 8000 / U-050 / 070 / 090 (unsheathed aramid)
- Middle: Edelrid 8000 / U-050 / 090 / 130 (unsheathed aramid)
- Main: Edelrid 8000 / U-050 / 070 / 190 / 230 / 360 (unsheathed aramid)
Additional information
| Size | ML, Medium, Small, XS |
|---|---|
| color | Red |
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