Performance Design
Lightning
Lightning
"I want a Canopy specially designed for the Canopy Contact, a Canopy that has proven itself in everything:...
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Description
"I want a Canopy specifically designed for the Canopy Contact, a Canopy that's proven itself in everything from spinning to sequencing to world records in large formations."
If you think like that, there's only one choice: the Lightning.
Designed specifically to meet the unique demands of Canopy Contact, the Performance Designs Lightning is not a classic Canopy with modified lines. It's a Canopy completely designed and optimized for this spectacular discipline.
🪂 A Canopy designed for Canopy Contact, and nothing else
From the base to the details, everything in the Lightning is designed for VC performance:
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Special hangers, wedges and tail pockets
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Optimized retraction system to avoid snagging during training
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Structural reinforcements designed to withstand the shocks and stresses of in-flight contact
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Available in three designs:
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Fully P0 (not recommended for terminal-speed openings)
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Double porosity (P0 + low porosity)
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Full low porosity for greater durability
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🧩 Custom options :
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Variety of wedges available to suit your preferences or your team's standards
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Customizable line lengths
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Other specific configurations on request, to meet your exact needs in competition or training
📏 Available sizes:
113 - 126 - 143 - 160 - 176 - 193 - 218
🏆 Lightning - Performance Designs for Canopy Contact
Whether you're in a team, in training, or looking for a high-precision tool to break records, the Lightning is the benchmark Canopy in VC. It's what the world's best teams train and win with.
Stock Configuration and Canopy Performance Design
Configure your Canopy by following this link, then take 2 screenshots, 1 above and 1 below, to attach to this page for your quotation request. Canopy lead time 130 days
Sails in stock: follow this link and choose your Canopy. Make a screenshot of the chosen Canopy to attach to this page for your quotation request. Canopy in stock 30 days
Why is this item only available by quotation?
As a retailer, we are committed to offering our customers the best possible prices. However, due to constantly fluctuating exchange rates between the euro and other currencies used by our manufacturers, this item is offered by quotation only.
This approach ensures that you always benefit from the fairest prices, adjusted according to the current exchange rate. By submitting a quote request, you are guaranteed to receive a personalized, up-to-date offer, enabling you to benefit from the most advantageous pricing conditions.
Our aim is to provide you with a transparent and competitive service, offering you maximum flexibility in the face of currency fluctuations.
