Canuck 0 #1 August 3, 2004 My DZO bought an Onyx 95 and we did some comparisons against my Velocity 96 this weekend. First we laid them out on top of each other. The lines on the Onyx are a good 12 to 14 inches shorter than my Velo, and the Onyx is about 16 inches shorter in span and about 10 inches shorter in chord than the Velo. There is deffinately more than 1 sq. ft difference between these two canopies. It's also a very thin airfoil - it looks even more low profile than an equal sized VX. Then we took them on a couple hop n pops. By our weight and the suggested same square footage of the canopies, we should have been wing loaded exactly the same (2.1), but like I said, the reality is that the Onyx is deffinately a smaller canopy. In full flight, the Onyx is just a little faster forward and down. With both flying rear riser input, my Velo is much more efficient, pulling up and ahead of the Onyx. In brakes, the canopies can be matched up perfectly, we even docked them. I lead both landings, setting up a 270 at 800 ft. Apparently as soon as I got on the front riser I pulled away - the Onyx couldn't match the dive. Overall, he really likes the openings and thinks the canopy flys well with lots of bottom end, but doesn't hold a dive or build speed as well as his Competition Cobalt 95. Just a few observations I thought I'd pass on. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
