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Airborne announced the release of the XT912-SST, a new strut braced microlight wing.
Strut braced microlight wings have lot's of advantages over conventional rigged wings. Apart from looking a lot sleeker, they fit into much lower hangers. The SST itself has a highly engineered frame, the use of Airborne inhouse CNC technology adds to the SST's superb finish.
The reflex system once controlled by wires from the king post to the trailing edge is now controlled using internal sprogs. The sprogs automatically go into position when the wing is packed or set up. The sail of the SST is precisely matched to the frame. In the air SST looks high performance and with it's cruise speed of 70 knots and range of around 700 km it performs exceptionally well.
The slow speeds are also comparable with the Streak 3 and pilots will have no problem converting from the Streak 3 or Cruze wing.
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