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A dune, a hill, a bit of wind and there you go! From sitting in the sky, enjoying the view, to wingtip dragging or hopping all around, soaring is one great way to get a lot of airtime and have fun.
The Puffin is the soaring-dedicated range of LittleCloud. Successor to the Baby/Mini/Super/MegaGoose, it combines all LitleCloud experience in Mini-Wing.
Design over the last 12 years with their latest development from the Paragliding side. LittleCloud gathered thousands of hours of use on the TurboSoaring Range thanks to the Soaring Freaks community in the Netherlands. This unique Glider range in the free-flying world has put so many smiles on so many faces all over the world.
Technical data
Size
10
13
16
19
AUW* (kg)
60/100
60/100
60/110
60/120
Flat Area (m)
10.5
13.25
16.25
19
Flat Aspat Ratio
5.25
5.31
5.31
5.45
Cell count
49
49
49
49
Pilot Level**
Expert**
Advanced (sports) to expert**
Advanced (sports)**
Advanced (sports)**
Certification***
EN 926-1***
*All-up weight
** LittleCloud gives the Pilot Level / Category only as a rough guide to help choosing the right level of wing . This wing does not have EN flight certification. Pilot Level / Category may vary depending on wing size and loading.
*** This wing has passed EN 926-1 load test certification. It has not undergone EN or LTF flight certification, and so does not have these.
As always at LittleCloud, they made a point to release a glider that surpasses its predecessor! They used the Gracchio Mk2 as the working base, with some specific changes in the design to cope with the higher wing-loading. With fewer cells, The Puffin is more balanced and more accessible.
Still, thanks to their incredible airfoil, wind penetration and efficiency have reached an incredible level. Handling wise, you will experience real precision and progressivity!
Aspect ratio varies a bit along the sizes to keep the performance/accessibility/safety at its maximum.
Thanks to LittleCloud's unequaled experience in Mini-wings, this glider remains extremely accessible and tolerant for a lot of pilots, even though the technical data can look a bit extreme for such sizes/wingloadings. The Puffin will provide as much fun as you’re willing to stand!
Target
Pilots will choose their size according to the wind range they want to fly, bearing in mind that strong wind flying is not made easier or safer by the glider but mainly by the pilot’s skills!
The Puffin has LittleCloud DNA: pitch stable, sharp and precise handling, large brake range before stall points, extremely intuitive, important passive safety…
They implemented some new features specifically designed for using the glider in the sand: A sand draining system allows sand to move out to the tips where it bleeds out through specific dirt outs.
LittleCloud use ObritBlocks from Ronstan for the brake pulley as they seem to be the best solution against sand abuse. Oh and by the way, you can use it for Hike and Fly or thermalling too. It’s working as well!
Reviews
"The authority on the brakes is quick, direct, and sharp. Simply, delightful as I could steer it immediately where I wanted. Of course, if a dynamic brake is induced, the Puffin will dive quickly.The brakes are firm but not hard. I flew that glider with trims closed and I also tried to fly at half trim, when it was very windy, and I must say it erases the wind!
Conclusion:The Puffin 16 is a playful glider for soaring in high wind. Our very small soaring site is only 20-30 meters high, so it needs lots of wind for a small glider.It is certain that flying the Puffin with an open mind and clear conscience, will increase and enhance your reflexes. I spent happy hours the next day kiting it,flying, and playing around in a 30 km/h wind. You never get tired of it. For my experience in flying mostly conventional gliders, the Puffin 16 looks like the fast Brazilian free-tailed bat!:-) "
It all started in 2008… with Tom’s vision of being able to enjoy flying as much as possible, all year long, and with maximum pleasure, LittleCloud was born. Pleasure, it seems, is something that is often lost in flying… because of the never-ending quest for performance and maximum distance. It has become their mission and philosophy at LittleCloud to deny this quest and focus their efforts on creating products for a community of pilots that pursue the pleasure of flight
A while back, LittleCloud chose to opt out of the flight certification game, except for tandem wings.
