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Stiletto

Item: Stiletto 
Manufacturer: Performance Designs   (2281 Hits)
Purpose: Main 
Shape Elliptical 
Cells 9 
Fabric: ZP 
   

Description:
Since its release, the Stiletto has become the most sought after high performance "elliptical" nine cell canopy in the world. Whether it's the soft openings, responsiveness, extremely fast rate of turn, flat glide, or incredible landing capabilities, the Stiletto is the canopy of choice for those pilots who have taken the time (and jumps) to hone their piloting skill.

Added: 2001-01-10 | Item ID: 16


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

i dig it
Rated by: kevinhaddon (more about me) on 2008-03-24 07:59:43 (user reviews) Review ID:1959

Pros: quick turn rate, solid recovery, smooth opening
Cons: hard to get second hand

I had maybe 15 jumps on a stiletto 120 before i did my night jumps for my d-license at a 1.7 wing loading. The stiletto opened outstanding after being trash packed to make the next load. It was easy to handle and i made solid non-swoop landings with it, despite the high wing loading. I jumped a Precision Rage 130 and i liked it at first, but it had a weird recovery arc and glide angle. i tried a stiletto and i got hooked. flies fast and straight, opens wells. cant really say enough good things about it. i put about 200 jumps on a sabre2 135 and then stiletto was a natural progression for me...

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Stilleto 150, wing loading 1.33
Rated by: nicksoccer20 (more about me) on 2006-08-15 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1627

Pros: almost everything :-)
Cons: openings

i just bought a stilleto so far i love it but i am still trying to figure out how to slow the openings down my first jump on it was nice and slow but every one sence has been alittle firm. i love this canopy it has some sweet landings nice and fast but then it has good shutdown power i love it. and the toggle turns are crazy tight, it turns on a dime. i would recomend this canopy to anyone who wants some thing fun but not too crazy this is my first eliptical canopy and i have no proplems flying it previously i was jumping a triathlon 175, and safire 169 and this canopy is a whole different animal its great!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

I Love my Stiletto 120
Rated by: N4785frox (more about me) on 2006-04-19 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1523

Pros: Best landing of them all
Cons: Few spinning openings

I loved it so much i now have 2 120s. my 120 is loaded at 1.65 and i now have 70 jumps on it and love it very much. i had some hard landings at first because i only had 170 jumps when i downsized to this canopy. but now that i have it down i love the flare and flys well in strong winds. my dropzone is at 7000 feet and it seems to fly the same as it does at 5000 feet in Denver. i had some spinning openings at first but that i think was my body and not the canopy because now it opens on heading.

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