
Family Balz Muller Blackbird Chord 176 mm Brand’s category All-round / freeride Disciplines wing, prone, pump, downwind full carbon monobloc
The Balz Muller Blackbird runs 4 sizes, 792–1,345 cm²; aspect ratio moves 8.3–9.9 across the range.
Its 1,155 mm span is 8% wider than typical for the area — the median across the 100 current wings within 10% of its size is 1,070 mm.
Projected and flat area run 3–8% apart. A marked area is one whose brand does not state which it publishes, so a comparison inside the area tolerance may be comparing unlike figures.
| Brand | Wing | Area cm² | Δ area | Aspect ratio | Δ AR | Span mm | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duotone | Glide 2.0 SLS 1350 | 1,350 | +0.4% | 9.90 | +0.0% | 1,160 | High aspect |
| GONG | Trail V3 Atmo L (Team / Carbon HM) | 1,350 | +0.4% | 10.10 | +2.0% | 1,170 | High aspect |
| Naish | Excalibur HA Front Wing 1344 | 1,344 | -0.1% | 10.20 | +3.0% | 1,170 | High aspect |
| Unifoil | Evolution 205 | 1,323 | -1.6% | 9.40 | -5.1% | 1,113 | Mid aspect |
| Code Foils | S Series Front Wing 1300S | 1,300 | -3.3% | 9.50 | -4.0% | 1,115 | Mid aspect |
| GONG | Veloce V3 Atmo XXL | 1,300 | -3.3% | 10.10 | +2.0% | 1,150 | High aspect |
| F-One | EAGLE HM Carbon 1290 | 1,290 | -4.1% | 9.50 | -4.0% | 1,105 | Mid aspect |
| F-One | JAM HM Carbon 1400 | 1,400 | +4.1% | 10.30 | +4.0% | 1,200 | High aspect |
| GONG | Veloce Free Fly (FF) V3 Atmo XXL | 1,300 | -3.3% | 10.60 | +7.1% | 1,170 | High aspect |
| Cabrinha | Fusion H-Series MkII H1300 | 1,300 | -3.3% | 9.14 | -7.7% | 1,090 | Mid aspect |
| Family | Balz Muller Blackbird |
|---|---|
| Size | Blackbird 1155 |
| Area, cm² | 1,345 |
| Area basis | unknown |
| Span, mm | 1,155 |
| Chord, mm | 176 |
| Aspect ratio | 9.90 |
| Band | High aspect |
| Brand’s category | All-round / freeride |
| Disciplines | wing, prone, pump, downwind |
| Construction | full carbon monobloc |
| Model year | — |
| Source | manufacturer · read 2026-09-29 |
The brand's published aspect ratio agrees with its own span and area (span² ÷ area) to within 5%, so the figure is confirmed.
Data current to August 2026. Every figure above is the manufacturer's published claim, converted to comparable units.