Glossary
HIT Valve®
HIT Valves are valves on the leading edge of APCO canopies. Per the manufacturer they deliver 'rock solid stability'; together with the profile they result in 'a very efficient and stable canopy'.
Also known as: HIT Valves · HIT valve
What the manufacturer says
Original statements from the APCO product pages:
“HIT valve® equipped on L/E for rock solid stability”
“Well defined wing profile, including our HIT valves, results in a very efficient and stable canopy”
The valves sit on the leading edge (L/E) and carry APCO’s registered mark (®).
Where they are used
HIT Valves appear on the product pages of several current models, including the F1 MKII, F3 MKII, F3 Bi, F5 and Play 42. Whether a specific model carries them is on its product page or datasheet.