Ondřej Dupal has returned once again to one of his favourite winter testing locations, De Aar. With him, he has Gradient’s expected replacement to the highly successful Avax XC2. The design brief for this replacement is a new high-end wing that’s resolutely targeted within the EN D category. We are anticipating a very high performance serial racer to take on the best of the rest in this hotly contested category, combined with all that ‘sweetness’ in both handling and feedback which has become a trade-mark for Gradient.
Photo credit - Triantafyollos Gkikopoulos
News has recently been supplied to me that Ondřej is very pleased with performance tests of the proto XC3's. Though, it is not yet clear which of the two protos they have with them is proving to be the 'sweetest' performer. What is known is the Gradient team has two protos with diffferent aspect ratio one of 6.5 and the other 6.8. However news about line consumption / layout etc is still a mystery.
Looking ahead, this wing should be ready for certification, in the early part of 2010.
