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The first thing you'll notice
about the Summit PPC is that it isn't a copy of a copy. If you have been
shopping around, you will also notice that it is getting harder to tell
some of our competitors apart.
SO, WHY IS THE SUMMIT SO DIFFERENT?
There are two main reason for this:
We simply started with a clean sheet of paper.
The manufacturer of the
Summit is also the manufacturer of two other well known ultralights.
Instead of looking at the existing marketplace
or working from a competitor's model, we designed the Summit from scratch.
As you can see, the early stages of our design
was somewhat crude. But, in the beginning our aim "was" proof of concept and
"was not" to copy what was already out there. By the way, how would you like to
have been the test pilot?
During this early process, our
main goal was to keep the Summit as light as possible, yet make it one
of the strongest PPCS on the market. We were able to achieve this goal
mainly due to the fact that we have over 15 years of ultralight design
and manufacturing experience.
As you can see by the second prototype, it is
already starting to look like a real Summit.
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Here is the main
4” tube as it comes from our factory, all pre-drilled and ready
for assembly! |
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Notice the 4 “
tube on one of our ULs. |
By
combining all of our ultralight techniques and experience we
have been able to produce a very light and strong frame, just
like we have produced with our current, ultralight models.
The main fuselage
tube of the Summit is a 4” OD drawn seamless 6061-T6 aluminum
tube. This particular construction technique and design has
proven itself many times in some of our high time ultralights.
We now have an ultralight that uses the same tube construction
as the Summit, with well over 3000 hours. So if it can handle
the heavier Ul’s and the test of time, you know the Summit is
strong. When designing and building UL’s, every step and
process is centered around keeping the final product as light as
possible, without compromising safety and strength.
You will not find a
lighter and stronger PPC on the market today!
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