Triple Seven Knight 2

Technical data

Colours

Standard colours: Blue, Gold, Red.

Package

• Wing
• Inner bag
• Glider strap
• Brummel hooks
• Triple Seven t-shirt
• Repair kit
• Welcome card

Knight 2: total confidence

In the EN B class, everything comes down to confidence – improved skills only happen when you have complete confidence in your wing. We built the new Knight 2 around this simple premise, and we’re confident that you’ll understand what we mean as soon as you take to the skies on one. Or, you’ll probably start to feel it even earlier, because the launch phase is obviously no less important to ensure that you’re as relaxed, as confident as you can possible be once you’re airborne.

The Knight 2 inspires confidence from the moment you unpack it, and carries that sensation with it into the skies, so you may concentrate on expanding your skillset and your knowledge of the skies. To put it as bluntly as we can, we wanted to take the insecurities out of the equation for up-and-coming pilots, and we believe we have succeeded.

Designer's notes

"The original Knight was built to bridge the gap between the Pawn and Rook series of wings and do it with style. With the new Knight 2, we have stayed true to that ambition, but we have made stepping off from the beginner class even less of a hassle; the Knight 2 is designed to inspire confidence from the word go. The confidence to free up as much mental capacity as a relatively new pilot needs to have access to in order to achieve their goals, but also the confidence that the wing’s performance will not let them down.

I personally feel that we have hit the sweet spot 100% with this wing, but you are the judge that matters, and I look forward to your verdict!!"

- Aljaz Valic, chief designer of the Knight 2

Who is it for?

The Knight 2 is designed quite specifically for ambitious newcomers to our sport, to make expanding their skills after the first part of the schooling journey is completed easy and stress-free. It has ample performance to take them on long XC flights both over mountains and flatlands, and it has the handling and the ease of use to make every outing into a pure learning experience – seasoned with fun in spades of course, just like any other Triple Seven wing.

Once we had the performance and the passive safety we wanted in the bag, we concentrated on making it very easy and intuitive to fly – after all, performance is nothing without ease-of-use, particularly in this class. We wanted to build a wing that would allow its pilot to concentrate on anything BUT the wing, and we hope you’ll agree that we’ve succeeded.

Features

• SDT Segmented Diagonals Technology
• BPI Back Position Intake technology
• VDO Visual design optimization
• STE smooth trailing edge
• OCV Optimized cross vents
• BC system
• Optimized geometry of suspension lines and materials
• EN-B, LTF-B certification

Materials

Flybubble review

"So let's start from the ground up. So for a low B glider, I find the ground handling is, is pretty easy. It's right for the class, easier in stronger conditions. Glider's a little trickier in lighter winds and more fickle winds. The launch, the glider inflates, and comes up very solidly. So on the launch run you've got a very taught feeling glider that has a very good shape. As you're running off you can feel the glider really clearly through the risers.

Handling. It's surprisingly agile for a Low B wing. It's definitely one of the more agile gliders in the low B class. So the turns aren't so flat, they're a little bit more rolly. If the, if the ridge lift is weak, you're having to be efficient. If you're heavy handed, you're gonna find you you bank up and then lose height. In terms of feeling, the glider feels very taught and very solid right across the glider. And so it's collapsed resistant, solid feeling. Feedback is, for a Low B wing it's reasonably moderate to to high. Good feedback. More feedback than some other low B wings. And I found the collapses, particularly on the smaller size quite dynamic for a low B wing. I think in the low B class, the Knight 2 has excellent performance, particularly in speed and glide. I think the sink rate and the climb rate are good, but I don't feel like they're exceptional.

I tried putting the glider into some spirals. Because it's rolly, I think, it does tend to go down and a build into a spiral quite quickly. That's where the Knight 2, I feel like the handling is aimed a little bit more for pilots who are ambitious, who've got the feeling who've got the finesse to control that. But if you haven't got a feeling yet of of gliders and how they build up speed then you might find the Knight 2 a little bit surprising at times. If you're the kind of pilot that, when you're training, and when you're flying, if you are like, hitting some sporty air and stuff.. Then you're gonna like that sort of glider. I found the BC system was very usable and effective. Pressure is moderate to high. So it's a little bit on the heavier side,  from the pressure point of view, but it's very effective.

So in summary the Triple Seven Knight 2 is a low B wing with pilot demands at the higher end of the low B class, possibly even somewhere between the low B to mid B. Performance right at the top of the low B class. It's got really excellent performance. It's got a character and it's flying characteristics, which stand out in the class. Very exceptional, because it's very much built for XC and performance. Feeling and feedback. It's very solid and reassuring. It's very pressurised, very efficient feeling. It's very nippy in the handling. It's actually agile. You can really turn and make the most out of thermals."

— Carlo Borsattino, Flybubble

Watch the Flybubble video review:

Other reviews

"This is a great wing for pilots looking to build their skills. With this wing you will be able to learn all the techniques you will need as you progress in the sport, knowing that it will look after you.

With its designers’ obvious attention to performance, it’s a wing that won’t hold you back as you learn. Your progression will be rewarded by longer cross-country flights as the wing has top-level performance for its class, especially when on glide in moving air and climbing in weaker thermals.

As well as newer pilots, if you are a pilot that gets fewer hours than you used to but still fly XC and want low-EN-B safety, then those same traits mean the Knight 2 might suit you too." — Cross Country Magazine, (full review)

“Conclusion: Looking at the Knight 2, lines, cell width, etc… I think Triple Seven is obsessed with performance. On Knight 2 they managed to combine very good performance, accessibility, excellent agility, with a high degree of pleasurable flying.“ — Ziad Bassil, (full review)

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Downloads

• Manual (pdf)
• Line plan (pdf)