Slingshot Slingwing NXT (Top End Performance Aluula Frame)
IN SUMMARY ...
For riders craving enhanced control and effortless maneuverability, the ultra-stiff leading edge and lightweight material composition make a significant difference. The SlingWing NXT stands out as the premier choice, featuring cutting-edge materials and designs that will elevate your skills to the next level.
DESIGN DETAILS
High Tension / High Performance / Light
The heart of the new SlingWing NXT is our innovative lightweight Aluula Air Frame, which allows for adjustable stiffness through leading edge air pressure. Set it to 8 PSI for a smooth, suspension-like ride that softens the impact of strong or gusty winds. Increase it to 11 PSI, and the wing transforms, offering a sports car-like experience with sharp, precise performance. The strut pressure remains constant at 10 PSI, providing our latest high-tension, high-performance canopy design.
Thanks to advancements in materials, leading-edge design, and our high-tension canopy profile, the SlingWing NXT is perfectly balanced and requires minimal hand pressure for effortless flying. It excels in all performance aspects, regardless of how or where you use it. Exclusive to Slingshot, the SlingWing NXT features the new SlingGrip EVA with a ClickConnect handle system. The enhanced pistol grip front handle offers superior control during luffing or hand switches. These handles can be easily attached and detached with a click, making the wing more compact for travel.
TECH SPECS
ALUULA NXT AIRFRAME DESIGN
A strategically calculated Reduced Diameter LE from the center of the LE wing to the wing tips, the Aluula Airframe delivers our new revolutionary high-tension, high performance canopy wing design. Offering superior balance and handing with best-in-class flex characteristics. Stiff in the front and transitioning to softer at the wing tips, the Aluula Airframe keeps the first third of the canopy structure smooth and rigid for on-demand power. It allows the wing tips to twist off in gusty conditions or flag out and surf with total control.
ALUULA MATERIAL Utilized throughout the SlingWing NXT’s airframe, the Aluula material is a high-tenacity, high molecular laminate that features biaxial gridding and extensive emulsion coating, eliminating stretch in all directions. Aluula is the secret behind a lighter wing with all the attributes of the SlingWing NXT, a more balanced feel, better power control, stability, and effortless flagging out for surfing.
RADIAL PANEL CANOPY CONSTRUCTION
We moved panels to match the loading of the canopy while in flight. This was possible because of the stiffness the LE produces to help create the high-tension, high performance canopy. These reinforced seams and a strategic alignment in the canopy prevent stretch.
ALUULA VERSASTRUT
With its hybrid canted strut design. VersaStrut works in conjunction with Radial Panel Canopy Construction to control our high-tension canopy profile. It allows less in-fill wall connection in the mid-section and a direct strut-to-canopy connection toward the trailing edge. The canted forward section of the strut moves the wing further from the rider, which creates significant dampening and takes any slack out of rider input. Connecting the strut directly to the rear of the canopy yields a more direct and rapid response when pumping and distributes load more uniformly into the canopy.
SLINGGRIP HANDLES
The 400mm reduced diameter, ergonomically optimized pentagonal circumference of the SlingGrip handles provides all-day comfort and better roll control by matching the exact shape of your grip, plus we added a little extra side wall for fingers to torque against when needed with its 27-millimeter diameter and dual-patterned EVA. A pistol grip front handle allows riders to confidently luff the wing and ride swell without needing to move their hand to the leading-edge webbing handle while still retaining the ability to regulate power and keep the trailing edge up.
CLICKCONNECT
The easiest and quickest handle connection available on any wing, the ClickConnect requires no tools to mount your handles. Simply slide the handle into the connection point on the strut until it clicks. Nothing to hurt you or your board. Superiorly engineered, the ClickConnect mounts are sewn around the strut to distribute load and avoid pinch points.