Ozone Enzo

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Enzo
Ozone Enzo 3 landing.jpg
Role Paraglider
National origin France
Manufacturer Ozone Gliders
DesignerLuc Armant [1]
StatusIn production (Enzo 3, 2020)
ProducedSince 2011

The Ozone Enzo is a French single-place two-line competition paraglider that was designed by Luc Armant [1] and produced by Ozone Gliders. Two-line gliders have only A and B lines and lack the C or D lines traditionally used on paragliders, in an attempt to reduce aerodynamic drag. In 2020 the Enzo remained in production as the Enzo 3 variant. [2]

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Design and development

The Enzo was designed as a competition glider. Until 2011, top level competition paragliders used to compete in an "open class", a class of paragliders that did not require certification except for a mandatory load test of the lines. This resulted in very fast, but unsafe paragliders. [3] After a series of fatal accidents, multiple national paragliding organizations made EN 926 certifications mandatory for wings used in competitions, essentially banning the open class. [4] Manufacturers were now tasked with creating competition wings that would get an EN certification while still performing well. Ozone's take on this was the Enzo, with the name not only being a nod to Enzo Ferrari, but also a partial anagram of the company's name, and the 'EN' certification it achieved. [5]

The Enzo and its variants dominated the paragliding competition scene that followed the end of the open class, with the only major competitors being the Gin Boomerang and the Niviuk Icepeak. [6] This trend continued throughout the 2010 years, the 2019 paragliding world championship saw 83 of 150 pilots flying an Enzo 3, with only two of the top 20 pilots flying something else. [7]

The design has progressed through three generations of models as of 2020, the original Enzo and then Enzo 2 and 3, each improving on the last. The models are each named for their relative size. [2]

The Enzo 3 is made from Dominico DOKDO 30D MF / Porcher 7000 E71 cloth on the upper surface, with Dominico DOKDO 30D MF / Porcher 7000 E71 on the lower wing surface. The ribs are Porcher 9017 E29 / Porcher 7000 E91. The upper lines are Edelrid 8000U 130/090/070/050/025kg, with the middle and lower lines all Edelrid 8000U. [8]

Variants

Enzo [9]
SizeFlat area (m2)Flat aspect ratioIn flight weight range (Kg)Certification
S227.5590-105D
M23.77.55100-115D
L25.77.55110-125D
Enzo 2 [10]
SizeFlat area (m2)Flat aspect ratioIn flight weight range (Kg)Certification
XS20.37.5585-95CCC
S227.5590-105CCC
M23.77.5595-115CCC
L25.77.55105-125CCC
Enzo 3 [11]
SizeFlat area (m2)Flat aspect ratioIn flight weight range (Kg)Certification
XXS19.17.5580-90CCC
XS20.37.5585-95CCC
S227.5590-105CCC
M23.77.5595-115CCC
L25.77.55105-125CCC
XL26.77.55115-130CCC

Specifications (Enzo 3 L)

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Lucian Haas (2014). "Enzogate:Ozone hatte zweiten Bauplan".
  2. 1 2 Ozone Gliders (2020). "Enzo 3" . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Mads Syndergaard (2010). Flying rags for glory: An A-Z of Competition Paragliding. ISBN   978-8789109879.
  4. ↑ Lucian Haas (2011). "Das Drama der Wettkampfschirme".
  5. ↑ Lucian Haas (2011). "Erster Zweileiner mit EN-D" . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Lucian Haas, Andreas Pfeiffer (2015). "WM durch die Statistikbrille betrachtet".
  7. ↑ Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (2019). "16th FAI World Paragliding Championship results" . Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 Ozone Gliders (2020). "Enzo 3 manual" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ozone Enzo".
  10. ↑ "Ozone Enzo 2".
  11. ↑ "Ozone Enzo 3".
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