Niviuk Artik R 2 (Size 23) — The Climb of a Two-Liner EN-C

Look at the number alone — an aspect ratio of 6.5 — and it's easy to picture a demanding wing. The Artik R 2 sidesteps that assumption. Thanks to its short, sharp brakes and gentle behaviour, it strips away much of the tension that usually comes with flying a difficult glider. Even so, the one sentence that defines this wing isn't handling but climb. The XC pilot who, before stepping up to a more demanding D-class, wants to first raise the two pillars of performance — climb and glide — without raising the workload: the Artik R 2 is built for exactly that spot.