Wires are a highly safety critical component on any hang glider and we recommend their regular replacement. All Avian wires are manufactured from high quality high tensile galvanised steel wire. This is not only stronger than stainless steel wire when new, it is also more durable as it is less susceptible to fatigue, a stainless wire can look shiny and 'perfect' right up to the point it fails. Our standard wires are 7*7 construction which gives very good strength and durability. They are terminated with high quality tangs and are closed by a DIN standard ferrule swaged by a bench mounted hydraulic press. This is superior to the hand operated Nicopress crimping system in common use. Every reel of wire and every batch of ferrules is strength tested at Avian. Finally the wires are colour coded as below to indicate the year of manufacture, for example a black tag indicates 2020. (Decade must be inferred, but if you suspect your wires may be over 10 years old then they REALLY need changing!)




 

Front to rear continuous wire

Continuous Front to Rear Rigging Wires These wires are fitted mainly to some Icaro or A-I-R hang gliders.

Rather than…

Full lower rigging for any hang glider

A replacement set of lower rigging for any hang glider.

The pricing is the same for all models…

Side wires (2 Lower)

These wires are made from galvanised steel wire rope and the standard version of the wire is covered in clear…

Side wires + short wire

Two lower side rigging wires plus the short rear wire replaced in a lower rear group of three wires. 

Single wire

Normally we do not recommend replacing single rigging wires.  They are generally much better replaced symetrically in pairs or whole…

Top and bottom rigging (without lufflines)

All rigging wires top and bottom (except luff lines.) 

Your glider might have other rigging wires that are not…

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