Niviuk Artik 7 P

Niviuk Artik 7 P Review – Our opinion

We call the Ikuma 3 P the big brother of the Ikuma 3 P, since it looks very similiar when spreading it out. It’s a 2.5 liner with a very nice handling. It has many things in common with the Ikuma 3 P. The airfoil, the nose, the fabric and probably many other things. But it obviously has more aspect ratio and more cells. It also has a noticeably higher topspeed than the Ikuma 3P.

The Artik 7 P has also a bit of reflex and therefore most weight on the A-Lines. This makes it very collapse stable, specially when flying on Bar. You can control the pitch very well with the bridge-system it has on the risers. It’s bridge has only one pully, which is different to the Ikuma with 2. This pulls the B by half the travel you pull on the bridge. On the Ikuma it pulls the Bs only by one third. That is probably helpfull when flying fast if you want to avoid collapses, it increases “your reaction time”. But it gives you a higher pressure on the bridge. But it’s still surprisingly light.

When using the bridge, it’s important to pull B and C with the same amount. If you pull slightly more C, you get a wrinkle between B and C’s. That’s a clear sign you have removed the reflex of the wing, then you loose a lot of stability. You can feel the reflex of the wing when doing pitch-pendelums using your toggles. You really have to force it to reach some amplitude. The Artik 7 P is very agile glider and it has quit a lot of roll. Doing big wingovers is very effortless and easy.

Most of the wing is made from the superlight 10D Fabric, that’s the same fabric they use on the Kode P or the Klimber 3. All the rods are Nitinol, so you can bend them how much you want, it doesn’t hurt it. The Artik 7 P has very few rods, to keep weight and packing volume down.

It inflates and rises super easy with very little pull since it’s so light. It also doesn’t shoot, we think it’s very easy on take off. However it gets blown away with the slightest breeze since it’s so light.

Big ears are very stable and effective, even when using fullbar. No flapping at all. No need to to a B3 stall. When pulling some collapses, the reaction from the Artik 7 P is gentle. The fullstall is also quite easy to control, the wing doesn’t shoot much on exit.

So far we haven’t found anything on it we don’t like. We are keen to fly it more!

In combination with an Arrow P or a Skywalk Range X-Alps 3 or any other super small and light podharness, you will get a super small and light pack.

It’s surprisingly expensive compared to the Ikuma 3 P, just because it has a few cells more? We think it’s because it’s a C wing they charge more. But it still totally worth it, you ll get an amazing adventure companion for your money!

The Artik 7 P is also a great wing for pilots who want to step up into the C-Class!

What we like

• One of the lightest EN-Cs available!
• Inflates super easy
• Doesn’t shoot in stronger wind take offs
• Has a little bit reflex for high collapse and pitch stability
• Very nice handling, super agile
• Packs down small
• Very light
• Easy to fly
• Very forgiving extrem flight
• Many sizes avaiable

Good to know

• There will be no standart “heavy” version, but a Artik R 2 coming 2025

Real Price

• Ask us for an offer!

Marketing Text and specs

https://niviuk.com/de/artik-7-p