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Reserve emergency parachutes WindSOS Reserves

The advanced design of this emergency parachute has allowed it to achieve an extremely fast opening time, combined with a smooth and stable descent and a very slow descent speed, which are the most important features of these systems. We are extremely proud of our achievement in bringing to pilots one of the very best products now available on the market! The WindSOS reserve is a high quality emergency parachute and the result of extensive research and design. We have selected the best available materials on the market and we developed several innovative solutions to improve both the performance and the resistance of this emergency parachute.

canopy fabric: F111 ripstop nylon or equal material

reinforcements: 15 mm polyamide bridle

suspension lines: 3 mm nylon cord - 4 mm nylon cord

apex lines: 3 mm nylon cord - 4 mm nylon cord

central ine: 6 mm nylon cord - 8 mm nylon cord

bridle: 25 mm high resistance polyamide

windsos emergency reserve parachute

WindSOS for paramotor < 120Kg in Ext container £370.00

WindSOS for paramotor < 180Kg in Ext container £380.00

WindSOS Ext emergency parachute container £45.00

WindSOS Lite (m) < 100Kg in Ext container £420.00

The Windsos is ACPUL certified. WindSOS reserve parachutes are ordered direct from the manufacturer to avoid old stock that may have been in storage for some time. Delivery time is approx 2 weeks.

WindSOS Manual - to download 'Right click' and save target as

Size 31 35 Paramotor 48 tandem Lite

Area (m2) 31 35 48

Sink rate (m/s) 4.4 4.4 4.7

Gores 16 18 20

Max. total weight (kg) 105 120 180 220 100

Weight of sytem (kg) 2.2 2.6 3.8

Certification ACPUL ACPUL ACPUL ACPUL EN

WindSOS Ext emergency parachute container

WindSOS Lite (m) in Ext container EN certified

Lightweight Apco External Container (complete with deployment bag) with four strong velcro attachment straps on rear. Choose medium for Mayday 18, or parachutes 23-35m². Choose large for Mayday 20, bi, or parachutes 35-50m² ~~£29.50~~ Reduced £24.90

Size

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Reserve Maillon 8mm (recommended for PPG use) Steel £8.00

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Reserve Maillon 6mm Stainless Steel £7.00

Maillon 8kN Stainless Steel £5.50

Y - Bridle with UV protection £19.50

Reserve emergency parachutes MayDay Reserves

The Mayday is available in four sizes, all available with a short or long bridle, for paragliding or hang gliding. Apco also manufactures a wide range of accessories for the Mayday range. This includes front and side mounted external containers for paragliding as well as external containers for hang gliding, split bridles, long bridle extensions, UV-sleeves and much more. Over the years the basic design and construction techniques have remained the same - there is not much to improve on a winning design and best seller as Mayday, even though it is continuously perfected and polished, insuring that it is updated on even the smallest details. All four of the of Mayday parachutes are "Flat Circular Pulled Down Apex" in design. In 1998 the Mayday Bi was released in a Pulled down Apex version, and soon after the Mayday 20 hit the market.

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The Mayday boasts superior construction and materials. The canopy cloth is F111 "zero porosity" ripstop nylon. The skirt and apex skirt is reinforced with 1'mil spec nylon tape, neatly wrapped and stiched with a precision four-needle machine. The line attachments have V-Tab reinforcements, sewn in place with a computerized machine, ensuring consistently high quality and strength.

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The Bridle is made from 6000 pound Nylon Webbing (UV Resistant). The attachment loop is covered with a Teflon sheath, to protect it from dangerous friction which may occur during deployment. Finally the bridle has a line sheath attached, to protect the lines where they link to it.

To download the manual Right Click and Save Target As MayDay Manual

SPECIFICATIONS

Mayday	Area [m²]	Gores	Weight [kg]	Sink Rate [m/s]	Max Load [kg]	Certification
18	30	18	2.220	5.4	120	SHV
20	37	20	2.690	5.4	160	AFNOR/CEN
Bi	47	18	3.250	5.4	200	AFNOR

Mayday reserves in flatpack containers have four strong velcro attachment straps on rear which make them ideal for attaching to paramotor frames or harness straps

Mayday 18 complete in ext container flat £450.00

Mayday 20 complete in ext container flat £500.00

Mayday Bi complete in ext container flat £555.00

Internal Deployment Bag for 18 - for loop through handle. Choose medium for Mayday 18, or parachutes 23-35m². Choose large for Mayday 20, bi, or parachutes 35-50m² £18.00

Mayday 18 complete with front container £475.00

Mayday 20 complete with front container £530.00

Mayday Bi complete with front container £605.00

To download the manual Right Click and Save Target As Front Container Manual

Mayday 18 complete with paramotor container £475.00

Mayday 20 complete with paramotor container £530.00

Mayday Bi complete with paramotor container £605.00

LIGHTWEIGHT EMERGENCY PARACHUTE

MAYDAY 16 LIGHT AND MAYDAY 16 SUPERLIGHT

Weight reduction for SLT was achieved by using state of the art, latest materials - canopy cloth is from PN9 (the last word, most sophisticated development in parachute cloth) Lines and tapes from High tenacity Nylon 6.6 with Teflon interlocked to prevent friction and direct line connection to the harness - allowing for maximum reduction in weight. The LT is exactly the same as SLT, but uses the PN1 cloth which is slightly heavier.

Mayday	MD 16 Light	MD 16 Superlight	MD 18 Superlight	MD 20 Superlight
Area [m²]	23	23	30.4	37.5
Gores	16	16	18	20
Weight [kg]	1.490	1.220	1.597	2.083
Max Load[kg]	100	100	115	130
Canopy Material	PN1	PN9/similar	PN9/similar	PN9/similar
Lines	Nylon 120kg	Nylon 120kg	Nylon 120kg	Nylon 120kg
Construction	Light construction, spliced lines	Light construction, spliced lines	Light construction, spliced lines	Light construction, spliced lines
Canopy only	£389	£539	£586	£646
In deployment bag	£399	£559	£606	£666
In Ext container	£409	£569	£615	£676
Certification	EN load test by Air Turquoise

Recently launched Mayday 18 SLT and Mayday 20 SLT - the latest additions to the Superlight range of emergency parachute (as well as Mayday 16 SLT) - covering weight range up to 130 kg.

SHV and FFVL jointly conducted the most comprehensive ever comparison test, covering the majority of the emergency chutes / brands on the market.

All manufacturers were approached with request to submit a selection of emergency chutes (not all responded) The test was designed to be the most complete - sorting out the good from the not so good

The tests were conducted over 2 days March 31 - April 1 at Air Turquoise test site

A number of parameters were evaluated -

a. Sink rate at maximum declared load

b. Stability of chute when open

c. Opening time

d. Weight of chute, number of lines and riser type

Some more statistics:

On sink rate the limit for DHV is 6.5 m/sec maximum and for EN 5.4 m/sec

Out of the 41 chutes only 10 chutes met the criteria of EN

Only an additional 13 chutes met the DHV criteria

Out of those only 8 chutes are rated as stable with a grade 5 for stability on a scale of 1-5 and 2 are rated 4

In total, there are about 10 chutes which meet the minimal requirements and can be considered airworthy piece of equipment - we are glad to report that APCO's Mayday range is among them. From APCO's extensive emergency parachute range 2 chutes were submitted - Mayday 18 SLT and Mayday 20 SLT (both are new superlight versions of our well-known Mayday 18 and 20) The results again clearly prove the superiority of Mayday rescue system range (reconfirming a long standing reputation of Mayday range as worldwide market leader)

Analysing the data we can sum up APCO's results as follows:

1. Mayday 20 SLT ranked no.1. Is at the top of all 41 chutes tested - Stability 5 and the best sink rate (4.48 m/sec.)

2. Mayday 18 SLT rated Stability 5, with sink rate 5.1 m/sec is on of the few best. It is the lightest chute per kg. of load (see table attached)

3. Mayday 16 SLT is the absolute champion at 12.2gr. per kg. load

Rescue data Test sorted by Stability of the chute

Correct Open Stabil Sink rate

No. Manufacturer Name of rescue Typ Maxi weight Area Weight Nbrs Lines Riser Weight (s) 1 to 5 (m/s)

9 Apco Aviation MD 20 SLT 130 37.5 2083 gr 20 + 1 Short 125 3.04 5 4.48

5 Apco Aviation MD 18 SLT 115 30.4 1597 gr 18 + 1 Short 114 2.88 5 5.102

2 Gin Gliders Yeti 35 100 1539 gr 18 + 1 Short 98 3.04 5 5.034

16 Dudek Globe 90 90 1813 gr 18 + 1 Single 89 3.6 5 5.04

1 Gin Gliders Yeti 27 80 1266 gr 16 + 1 Short 78 3.24 5 5.067

26 Sup'Air Xtralite M 90 1286 gr 16 + 2 V 87 2.16 5 5.21

27 MCC Aviation SOS micro light M 86 1313 gr 14 + 2 Short 81 3.12 5 5.28

36 Windtech WindSOS 18 120 35 Short 113 5 5.32

19 Sup'Air Xtralite S 76 1080 gr 14 + 2 V 73 2.44 5 5.43

20 MCC Aviation SOS light L 105 1504 gr 14 + 2 Short 99 3.08 5 5.514

7 Mac Para Technology Aegis 33 105 33 1950 gr 24 + 1 Single 104 2.64 5 5.56

6 Mac Para Technology Aegis 38 125 38 2670 gr 24 + 1 Single 124 2.24 5 5.64

24 Sup'Air Sup 08 light L 130 1899 gr 16 + 2 V 128 5 5.77

15 Dudek Globe 120 120 2196 gr 20 + 1 Single 116 3.04 5 5.86

14 Proto 7 130 29,5 1759 gr 18 + 1 Single 126 2.88 5 6.05

23 Sky Paragliders Sky System 110 105 31,2 1867 gr 14 + 2 Short 104 5 6.3

29 Apco Aviation MD 16 106 25 1958 gr 16 + 1 Short 101 2.4 4 6.15

18 Gin Gliders One G 38 100 38 2363 gr 18 + 1 Short 97 3.16 4 4.81

3 Gin Gliders Yeti 40 120 1787 gr 20 + 1 Short 117 3.16 4 5.13

28 Dudek Globe 160 160 3200 gr 24 + 1 Single 152 3.64 4 5.55

12 Karpofly RS 100 100 25,5 1501 gr 14 + 1 Short 96 3.56 4 6.097

8 Scorpio Speedy 24 105 30,1 1415 gr 24 + 1 Short 102 2.12 4 7.14

35 Proto 1 16 105 31 1064 gr 16 + 2 Short 101 2.28 4 7.5

34 Proto 2 25 115 25 1212 gr 18 + 1 Short 111 3.64 4 8.62

17 Gin Gliders One G 42 130 42 2668 gr 20 + 1 Short 123 3 ~4 5.597

11 Karpofly RS 130 130 33 1880 gr 16 + 1 Short 127 5 3 6.3

37 Firebird Turbo Stop 100 100 1370 gr Short 95 3.32 3 7.07

40 Firebird Turbo Stop 120 120 1581 gr Short 114 3.08 3 8.62

22 U-Turn Protect II RIS L 120 38 2520 gr 20 + 1 Short 115 2.61 2 6.64

10 Firebird Turbo Stop 120 120 38,2 1598 gr 22 + 2 Single 117 2.96 2 6.8

21 U-Turn Protect II RIS XL 140 42 2533 gr 20 + 1 Short 135 3.12 2 7.14

33 Proto 8 L 1957 gr 20+1 Short 104 3.24 2 7.14

13 Proto 6 38 CD 135 38 2299 gr 18 + 1 Single 131 2.92 2 7.98

41 Firebird Turbo Stop 160 160 1846 gr Short 152 2.84 2 7.98

38 Charly Expert 120 18 120 Short 113 3.88 1 6.64

31 Proto 4 35 120 35 1639 gr 16 + 1 Single 118 2.84 1 7.14

4 ITV Light Speed 100 100 32.5 1378 gr 20 + 2 Short 97 2.92 1 7.28

30 Proto 3 31 95 31 1504 gr 16 + 1 Single 91 3.08 1 7.81

32 Paratech PS2 M 31 1934 gr 20+1 Short

25 MCC Aviation SOS micro light L 110 1433 gr 18 + 2 V

39 Paratech PS1 L 35 2407 gr 17+1 Short

The weight of MD 18 and 20 SLT is noted without connecting carabiner (rapide maillon), as it belongs to the harness and we do not include in the total weight of the Mayday

Sink rate and opening time for Mayday 18 SLT rechecked on EN certification session by Air Turquoise and opening time corrected to 2.88 seconds

Sink rate and opening time for Mayday 20 SLT rechecked on EN certification session by Air Turquoise and opening time corrected to 3.04 seconds

Corrected parameters are marked in RED

Basic Parachute Use