Ozone Vortex Ultra-X

OZONE VORTEX ULTRA-X - INTO THE NEXT DIMENSION

A King of the Air kite that's user friendly enough for many people to ride. Sounds unreal? From your first loops to the biggest doubles with massive airtime. Dream it, feel it, do it…

The Vortex is a tightly tuned, lightweight, three strut design that’s been supercharged with an Aluula airframe, double transversal canopy shaping and a 16 point leading edge bridle connection to deliver the most stable, agile and responsive big air kite we’ve ever made. 

Imagine the Edge, with magic dust...

- New school big air inspired 3-strut design with ultra stable Aluula airframe

- 16 point leading edge bridle connection for extreme stability

- Accessible and forgiving big air performance

- Fast handling and fast flying with super reliable catch after a kite loop

- Programmed for double kite loops

- Lightweight design and easy bar pressure

- Double Transversal shaping for tight and efficient canopy

- High-strength and low drag Technora bridle line

- Ride full power for max airtime all day

THE VORTEX IS TESTED TO PERFORM IN THE EXTREME, BUT WHO IS IT REALLY FOR?

If your biggest love is to blast around on a twin-tip sending it big, whether you're already pulling kite loops, or are serious about learning them, the Vortex is for you. 

Lighter in steering and more whippy in its response and turning than the Edge, the Vortex accelerates around its tips, turning very consistently without any pause in flight. 

If you’re absolutely dedicated to big air and are a seasoned kite loop specialist, then the Vortex will help you reach the next dimension with confidence, knowing that it will not only catch you, but deliver more lift after the loop, too.

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE TOP END, THOUGH...

Super reactive and light weight handling means the Vortex can be moved with great agility around the window to generate power without causing fatigue in your arms. If you’ve got good kite skills, the Vortex simply feels very intuitive. 

If you’re just gaining confidence with kite loops, the Vortex’s low end performance and turning speed offers the ideal gateway.

ULTRA CLEAN PROFILE

“Most of the prototype shapes followed the belief that we needed a solid five strut design to handle extreme winds, but in further adapting the transversal shaping technique that features in our other recent kite designs, like the Zephyr, Reo, Edge and Enduro, we were able to better manage the tension we put into our canopies without needing such a heavy structure. 

“The Vortex didn’t need to be especially light, but Aluula meant we could make a narrower leading edge than we have on the Edge (though it’s not super narrow). Having a more responsive, rigid frame while reducing diameter, reduces drag which again increases speed and handling. Aluula works very well in combination with our triple tripstop canopy cloth, which is strong and reliable. 

“It’s definitely got Edge DNA, but with a heavy dash of magic dust that makes it extra special. It's also a three strut, so everything changes.”

DESIGNER, DOM ZIMMERMANN

ULTRA-X: ALUULA - ULTRA STIFF, ULTRA RESPONSIVE, ULTRA RELIABLE, ULTRA WOW

In the Vortex we chose our strong triple-ripstop canopy cloth to be used with a rigid Aluula air frame. Aluula’s incredible strength, stiffness and light weight qualities were the primary appeals.

Although being particularly light wasn’t an initial objective for the Vortex, the fact that it is lightweight has brought positive handling gains when climbing up through the window, but also when its manoeuvrability and lift can used to generate power at its low end. (Though it should be noted that it needs an experienced flier to be able to generate get up and go low end power through movement.)