IPT Axon

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Item:	IPT Axon
By:	Innovative Parachute Technologies (592 Hits)

Purpose:	Main
Shape	Elliptical
Cells	9
Fabric:	ZP

Description:
The Axon is IPT's 9-Cell semi elliptical main canopy. It's an all ZP canopy with Spectra 725 suspension line as standard.
The Axon's design allows it to be docile enough for the new jumper while still providing the experienced jumper with an agressive feel. Lower wing loadings provide more forgiveness and easier landings, while higher wing loadings provide increased responsiveness and increased speeds. This gives the Axon a huge performance envelope; something for everyone!
Axon's openings are consistant and soft and the smoothe airfoil shape gives it a clean crisp profile which reduces drag, increasing performance.
Axons airfoil shape gives the pilot substantial lift with which to slow down at will.

Added: 2005-03-31 | Item ID: 548

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Axon 170

Rated by: Amazon (more about me) on 2005-04-01 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1245

Pros: Quality materials, Excellent on heading openings, excellent flight characteristics
Cons: None

I jumped the Axon 170 at the Eloy Holiday Boogie. It is the most highly loaded canopy I have jumped to date. I videoed each of the openings and all of them were very good and on heading. When the canopy was backed with the nose rolled as I normally like it the opening was soft and on heading... when it was packed with no roll on the nose and just a normal propack it opened briskly but not uncomfortably. My openings tend to be a bit faster due to my fall rate being a bit greater than the majority of jumpers. The flight was good but I would have preferred a bit more time while under canopy but a boogie with a 3500 ft ceiling was not a good place for opening high and really wringing it out. I will add more details in the next couple weeks. I have one in my posession now and will be jumping it when we get a ceiling here over 2000 ft.( Darn Clouds) The handling was excellent although the toggle pressure was a bit more than what I am used to but not uncomfortably so. Risers turns were crisp and it recovered nicely. The landings were VERY nice.. with plenty of lift and a good surf in the low wind conditions I was jumping.I just had to fly the canopy till the speed was gone and then it shut down noicely. The canopy is VERY well constructed and has similar performance to a Sabre2 or to a Pilot. I think ANYONE who tries one will be pleasantly surprised. The people at IPT will be getting more demo canopys ready with a demo program soon. If you see me at a Boogie or at a DZ in the NW I will be happy to let you demo my 170.

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