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Stiletto

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Item:	Stiletto
Manufacturer:	Performance Designs (2474 Hits)

Purpose:	Main
Shape	Elliptical
Cells	9
Fabric:	ZP

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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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14 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

Get one..

Rated by: jumper1986 (more about me) on 2008-09-11 16:16:38 (user reviews) Review ID:2062

Pros: Sweet openings, sweet turns, sweet swoops, sweet everything!
Cons: It costs money :(

I started jumping a Stiletto 135 at 40 jumps loaded at 1.3:1. Soft openings and really quick turns were my favorite atributes about the canopy. It also had good shut-down power at the end of the flare. 9 times out of 10, I didn't have to take a step when I touched down after a little turf surfin'. At 160 jumps I snagged a Stiletto 107. With a wing loading around 1.8:1, I started having a little more fun. Harness turns are really responsive, toggle turns are smokin' fast, and the front riser pressure is low. This canopy also has a quick dynamic stall, so don't hang on to the rears for too long on your swoops. (My ass is still sore... haha) In conclusion, this is a sweet canopy, and the "spinetto" callsign isn't true.

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2 of 13 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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8 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

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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