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Leia vs Stiletto
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What differs — read from the data
- Leia is made by JYRO; Stiletto is made by Performance Designs.
- Planform: both are listed as elliptical.
- Leia has 7 cells; Stiletto has 9 cells.
- Leia is cross-braced; Stiletto is not.
- Leia is listed in 59–99 sq ft; Stiletto in 89–190 sq ft.
- The listed size ranges overlap between 89 and 99 sq ft.
- The manufacturers publish different systems: Performance Designs lists a maximum exit weight per skill category and size; JYRO lists a recommended wing-loading range and a chart with jump-number bands. They are shown side by side, never translated into each other.
Structural facts only (manufacturer, planform, cells, bracing, sizes, chart system). How each wing flies is described below in the manufacturer's own words; how it flies for you is a question for a canopy coach.
Side by side
| Leia | Stiletto | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | JYRO | Performance Designs |
| Status | current | current |
| Cells | 7 | 9 |
| Planform | elliptical | elliptical |
| Cross-braced | yes | no |
| Aspect ratio | not published | 2.68 |
| Sizes (sq ft) | 59–99 · custom sizes available Source: JYRO — Leia product page (page modified 2026-09-02) ↗ | 89–190 Source: Performance Designs — Stiletto product page ↗ |
| Designed for (manufacturer wording) |
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| Characteristics (manufacturer keywords) | Soft, well-staged openings · Very sensitive on roll axis and all inputs · Very long recovery arc requiring large input to recover · High stall point Source: JYRO — Leia product page (page modified 2026-09-02) ↗ | Flat glide · Short recovery arc · Extremely responsive toggle input Source: Performance Designs — Stiletto product page ↗ |
| Opening | Soft and well-staged with excellent heading control (JYRO). | When propacked, the canopy opens very soft, and somewhat snively. It is somewhat sensitive to body position during inflation, but opens generally on heading. |
| Recovery arc | Very long recovery arc; requires large input to recover from the dive (JYRO). | Short recovery arc (product page). FC: the Stiletto tends to stay in a steep dive for a long time after several high speed turns. |
| Glide | not published | Slightly flatter glide angle at full glide than the Sabre; flight in brakes is a fairly slow, very floaty, flat glide. |
| Speed / dive | Dives fast, sleek and steep (JYRO) — no airspeed figures published. | Slightly faster than a Sabre (qualitative only; no airspeed figures published). |
| Flare | Massive range, very powerful flare, light toggle pressure (JYRO). | Less forgiving of overflaring, since its stall is sharper (than Sabre); slightly shorter control range than a Sabre. |
| Front risers | Light, excellent feedback (JYRO). | Tends to front riser to a higher airspeed, but not at quite as steep an angle as a Sabre; slightly slower turn rate on front risers, but airspeed and rate of descent build up faster. |
| Rear risers | Powerful, plenty of warning before stalling (JYRO). | not published |
| Harness response | Very sensitive on the roll axis and all inputs (JYRO). | Very responsive to harness movements during deployment. |
| Toggle response | Highly responsive, light pressure; high stall point (JYRO). | Rolls into a toggle turn much faster than a Sabre; continues to turn as it slowly rolls out of a fast turn. |
| Loading system | Recommended wing-loading range 2.2–2.8 lb/ft² plus a chart with jump-number bands (below). | Maximum exit weight per PD skill category and size (chart below). |
| Manufacturer-stated experience requirements |
| none stated |
| Evidence level | B — Manufacturer product information | A — Manufacturer technical documentation |
Flight wording is quoted or closely paraphrased from each manufacturer's own documents; where a manufacturer publishes nothing for a row it says "not published". No airspeed figures are published by either manufacturer.
Your wing loading on each size
Enter an exit weight to see exit weight ÷ size for every listed size of both canopies and where each number sits on the manufacturer's own chart.
Wing loading = exit weight (lb) ÷ size (ft²). PD's chart lists the MAXIMUM exit weight per skill category — the category shown is the lowest one whose maximum covers your weight, by PD's own rule. JYRO's range is a manufacturer envelope, not a target. The two systems are never translated into each other.
The manufacturers' charts
Leia — JYRO wing-loading chart
Recommended wing-loading range: 2.2–2.8 lb/ft² Source: JYRO — Leia product page (page modified 2026-09-02) ↗
18 chart cells (exit weight × size → wing loading), colour bands = minimum jump numbers: 1300+ jumps · 1500+ jumps · 1400+ jumps · 1800+ jumps · 1600+ jumps · 2100+ jumps · 2400+ jumps
Source: JYRO — Leia wing-loading chart (image) (WL_Chart_V4) ↗Stiletto — Performance Designs chart: maximum exit weight (lb) per category
| Size | Student | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Expert | Maximum (never exceed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | N/S | N/S | N/S | 107 | 138 | 160 |
| 97 | N/S | N/S | N/S | 116 | 150 | 175 |
| 107 | N/S | N/S | N/S | 128 | 171 | 193 |
| 120 | N/S | N/S | 126 | 150 | 198 | 204 |
| 135 | N/S | N/S | 155 | 169 | 223 | 230 |
| 150 | N/S | 128 | 173 | 188 | 233 | 255 |
| 170 | N/S | 153 | 196 | 213 | 255 | 272 |
| 190 | N/S | 181 | 219 | 238 | 266 | 285 |
N/S = not suggested by the manufacturer for that category. Weights are maximums, not recommendations.
Source: Performance Designs — Stiletto sizing / wing-loading chart (PD website Stiletto Wing Loading Chart, TABLE-0176 REV.0) ↗Sources
- B JYRO — Leia product page (page modified 2026-09-02) — open ↗
- B JYRO — Leia wing-loading chart (image) (WL_Chart_V4) — open ↗
- B Performance Designs — Stiletto product page — open ↗
- A Performance Designs — Stiletto Flight Characteristics (FC-0013 Rev. 0) — open ↗
- B Performance Designs — Stiletto sizing / wing-loading chart (PD website Stiletto Wing Loading Chart, TABLE-0176 REV.0) — open ↗
Evidence levels: A = manufacturer technical documentation, B = manufacturer product information. Knowledge base version canopy-kb-2026.09.23-r3. All sources used on this site
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