Apco Mayday Light & Superlight

The SLT and LT chute design is exactly the same as the classic, DHV certified , Mayday 16 -with  pull down, flat circular canopy - same area, same performance same design.

Weight reduction for SLT was achieved by using state of the art, latest materials - canopy cloth is from PN9 (the last word, most sophisticated development in parachute cloth).

Lines  and tapes from  High tenacity Nylon 6.6 with Teflon interlocked to prevent friction and direct line connection to the harness - allowing for maximum reduction in weight.    

The LT is exactly the same as SLT, but uses the PN1 cloth.

"Testing and certifying these lightweight reserve parachutes was a difficult project and we broke many chutes, testing again and again, polishing the deployment, but finally we got it right." See short VIDEO of the tests...

Line protector (serving as slider too)	Teflon interlocked center line (connection detail)	Spliced line connection detail

SPECIFICATIONS:

Mayday	MD 16	MD 16 LT	MD 16 SLT
Area [m2]	23	23	23
Gores	16	16	16
Weight [kg]	1.890	1.490	1.220
Max Load[kg]	106	100	100
Canopy Material	PN4	PN1	PN9
Lines	Nylon 180kg	Nylon  120kg	Nylon 120kg
Construction	V-tab + radial nylon tape reinforcement	Light construction, spliced lines	Light construction, spliced lines
Certification	DHV	EN load test by Air Turquoise

CHUTE COMPARISON:

APCO's Mayday 16 SLT is the lightest chute on the market, in terms of canopy weight for the maximum load it can carry (12.2gr. of canopy per each kilo load).

There are lighter chutes on the market, but they are certified for very small loads - 80kg. and sometimes less.

When you compare the weight of the chute against the load it can handle, APCO Mayday 16 SLT emerges as the clear winner.

CANOPY	Max. load	Canopy Weight	Gram per kilo load
APCO MD 16 SLT	100kg.	1,220gr.	12.2
Sky lite L	95kg.	1,210gr.	12.7
MCC L	110kg.	1,423gr.	12.9
Sup'Air M	95kg.	1,197gr.	12.6
Nervures L	110kg.	1,378gr	12.5

CERTIFICATION:

Since Mayday 16 is DHV certified and no parameters were changed, there was only the need for an additional load test to have the new chute confirmed.

The light version of Mayday was tested by EN laboratory of Air Turquoise
and we received their approval for 100kg. load.  Click here to see load test report

Light & Superlight Paraglider Reserve Parachutes:
APCO Mayday 16 LT (Light) $634.00	APCO Mayday 16 SLT (SuperLight) $960.00
APCO Mayday 18 SLT (SuperLight) $1103.00	APCO Mayday 20 SLT (SuperLight) $1260.00

Add the new Neoprene Reserve Container to these for a ready-to-go lightweight reserve for PPG or regular paragliding:
APCO Mayday 16 LT (Light) $763.00	APCO Mayday 16 SLT (SuperLight) $1083.00
APCO Mayday 18 SLT (SuperLight) $1239.00	APCO Mayday 20 SLT (SuperLight) $1356.00