Slingshot UFO V3

Name: Slingshot UFO V3
Brand: Slingshot
SKU: slingshot-ufo-11.0m
Price: 749.0 GBP
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Size:

3.0m
4.0m
5.0m
6.0m
7.0m
8.0m
9.0m
10.0m
11.0m

Setup:

Kite Only
Sentry Control Bar

Description

The Slingshot UFO has changed kite foiling forever with its zero-strut design that delivers otherworldly levels of drift, upwind reach, and response.

The UFO V3's FlexLITE airframe built with 140g/m2 high-tenacity polyester further decreases the UFO's weight without sacrificing performance or durability.

With swept wingtips and an intelligent Compact Swept C canopy shape, the UFO V3 has been designed for an effortless water relaunch.

Supplementing the optimized minimalism of the UFO is the new zipperless roll-top kite bag that keeps weight to an absolute minimum while maximizing convenience and packability.

Riders will instantly feel less drag through the air, the ability to foil in even less wind and an unmatched foiling performance with the all new UFO V3.

Flexlite:

Foundational to the UFO V3's improved performance and lighter weight is FlexLITE, which is used on the airframe's leading edge and struts. FlexLITE features an increased open 1:1 thread orientation that allows the frame to flex and breathe under rider input. This flex provides more responsive and quicker steering while allowing the rider to generate more apparent wind through the loop. At 140 grams per square meter, the weight reduction delivered by FlexLITE optimizes drift and allows for less drag through the air.

Strutless Construction:

A bold, head-turning innovation when it was originally launched in 2020, the UFO's Zero-Strut Airframe required countless hours of research and development to perfect. The result is a near-complete elimination of drag, allowing the UFO to fly in the lightest of winds and achieve unlimited drift, superior upwind angles, and intuitive response—all critical factors for true foiling performance.

Trimflight Bridle:

With 25% thinner lines, TrimFlight Bridles deliver the least amount of drag, which significantly increases the UFO's efficiency and response. More than just lightweight, the bridle lines' geometry, length, and placement were intelligently designed to expertly accentuate the top-of-the-class performance characteristics of the UFO's Hybrid Compact Swept C shape.

Flyweight Canopy Tech:

The lightest canopy material used in any Slingshot kites—without sacrificing stiff- ness or durability. 2X2 Flyweight Canopy Tech is reinforced ripstop nylon with a 2X2 weave that yields significant weight savings over our 4X4 Canopy Tech and still provides exceptional tear and stretch resistance.

Compact Swept C-Shape:

The UFO V3's proprietary Compact Swept C shape features a lower aspect, compact arc that provides exceptional steering, pivoting, and drift. The swept wing tips were intelligently designed specifically for a zero-strut kite to ensure effortless and dependable water relaunch. The Swept C shape yields responsive and immediate power management to prevent over-foiling.

RCS:

Fully customize the performance of the UFO with our Rider Customization System, which incorporates three knots on the bridle pigtails with three knots on the Sentry Control Bar's flying lines. RCS allows you to fine tune the handling, power delivery, and performance of the UFO to perfectly align with your riding style and the conditions of a particular session. Utilizing the RCS, a rider can incrementally shorten or lengthen the flying and power lines, which easily and intelligently adjusts the UFO's turning speed, level of power, angle of attack, and bar pressure.

Features:

The UFO is one of the lightest LEI kites that we have ever produced
Every aspect of the UFO has been tailored for true foiling performance
The UFO has the most drift and power control out of any kite in our range
The UFO packs down incredibly small, you can fit the full quiver in your carry on; this kite is a jetsetter’s dream
Turns on a dime, the ultimate kite for fun flying while on foil
4 Line simplicity.

Available in 3m, 4m, 5m, 6m, 7m, 8m, 9m, 10m and 11m sizes.

Specs

Wind Range

Features

Technology

Control Bar

Slingshot Sentry Control Bar:

Click-In chicken loop technology meets intuitive, auto-swivel, line untwisting in this all-new state of the art control bar. The Slingshot Sentry bar has been thoroughly tested and is proudly ISO approved.

Combining comfort, performance, and dependability into one elegant design that gives riders a cleaner, easier, and higher performing on water-experience.

By collaborating with their riders and listening to our customers our designers dissected our past control bar technology and developed one of the most comprehensive and intuitive systems on the market.

Comfort Grip Bar Diameter:

Slightly thicker bar diameter is easier to hold and grip, especially in colder climates. Ultra-Soft EVA Grip provides you with session long comfort no matter how long you are on the water.

EVA Over Molded Bar Ends:

Soft on you and your gear. These new bar ends prevent damage to your body and your stuff.

Precision Engineered Bar Floats:

Sleek and buoyant ensures your bar floats and provides a clean field of vision.

Click-In Chicken Loop:

Release and reload faster and with zero hassle. Simply click in and GO!

Auto Swivel Centre Hole:

Simply pull in on your bar to untwist your lines. Double PU Coated CL rope runs through our Dual Chambered Center hole and straightens your centre lines.

Durable PU Covered Centre Lines:

Our PU coated Chicken Loop rope and flagging line provides smooth bar travel with minimal effort from the rider. This also will guarantee full wear protection of these two lines for a longer lifespan.

Simple Cleat Depower:

Simplicity at its finest, the cleated above the bar de-power system is smooth, easy, and dependable.

Hidden Line Keepers:

Bungee line keepers are hidden in the float to prevent damage to bungees as well as tangles. Use them when you need them, forget about them when you don't.

Sentry Bar Bag:

Convenient carry bag to protect and organize the Sentry Bar and parts. Mesh section allows the bar to dry whilst in storage.

ISO Certified:

The ISO Certification not only provides the kite industry with a new testing technology to ensure their equipment conforms to the state-of-the-art safety requirements of ISO, it also enables consumers to choose products that fulfill the standard and thereby helping them to stay safe.

Features:

Proven Click-in Loop is quicker, safer and easier to reload than other systems
New Softer EVA grip is soft and plush allowing you to spend more time on the water with less fatigue
New PU coated center lines allow for smooth & effortless bar travel with added durability
The combination of our Auto Swiveling Center Hole and Ceramic Ball Bearing Swivel results in perfectly untwisted lines all the time
State of the art design provides clean field of view, free of gimmicks

The Slingshot Sentry control bar, meets the needs of the Crossover rider who values uncompromising safety, performance and convenience in a tailored 4 line configuration.

All kite sizes can be flown with the same bar. Complete with 20m, 23m or 27m Flying Lines.