Villingen-Schwenningen. Power and stability – that´s the promise of the NITRO EVO II. This kite offers more power, better handling and more stability simultaneously. The reason why is the new bridle, which is shorter, featuring new dyneema lines.
Although the distinctive U-Turn graphic now appears on both top and bottom surfaces, the canopy of the Nitro remains the same. The difference is the new Firewire bridle, making a big difference! The Firewire bridle on the Nitro Evo2 features a new type of dyneema line. Stronger and with less stretch than other lines, the profile of the Nitro is better maintained under all conditions, improving all aspects of flight behavior.
The new bridle is shorter, thinner and lighter than before, cutting drag and boosting performance. The new Hi-Arc trim enhances stability and the new brake layout improves the handling and extends the power range under braking.
The experts of the special interest magazine “Kite & Friends” tested the NITRO EVO2 meticulously and came to clear results: The kite offers spectacular power and good stability simultaneously. Even very difficult flight maneuvers are relatively easily to perform by experienced pilots.
The Nitro Evo2 likes to be flown as a true four-line kite and applying brakes supplies a noticeable increase in power. As speed increases the brakes can be eased off, effectively ‘de-powering’ the kite and reducing sideways pull on the reach. Less experienced flyers can trim the brakes quite tight so that a crease can be seen on the under surface near the trailing edge. This improves the passive stability, but will reduce the full power range of the kite and it is best to learn to fly actively and apply brake only as necessary.
The NITRO Evo2 is built to the best without compromise. Only materials of the highest specification are used and the paraglider standard construction is second to none, with double stitching throughout and added reinforcement to all critical points. The design borrows heavily from the latest paraglider development and is the most sophisticated of any race kites in terms of aspect ratio, number of cells, internal structure and bridle optimisation.
The aerodynamic efficiency of the Nitro Evo2 can be surprising. It’s not unusual to find yourself overpowered at speed on a reach, only to find that when you stop to come back there’s barely enough wind to keep the kite in the air. The bigger sizes in particular are capable of seemingly ‘magical’ propulsion in virtually no wind
If you take racing and going fast seriously, or you’re the type that just needs to have the best toys, then the U-Turn Nitro Evo2 is the kite for you.
