manual BANTOO
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> congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your new BANTOO. The BANTOO is a tandem wing that has been conceived and designed for both professional and recreational pilots, suitable of all kinds of flying styles, from a gentle glide down, to the most ambitious cross country flights. With easy launch characteristics, manoeuvrability and turn ability akin to a solo glider, and superb performance, the bantoo makes it possible to core the smallest of thermals and climb even in the weakest lift.
> warning & liability This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints for the correct operation of this wing. By no means is this a substitute of a training course, or appropriate experience gained with years and hours of airtime, nor is this manual intended to give pilots knowledge regarding flight safety. assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has taken a training course, and has the ability and enough experience to safely fly the BANTOO.
same time endowing the interior of the wing with a higher internal pressure and creating calculated zones of greater longitudinal tension, very important for increasing resistance to tucks (above all frontal collapses). The bantoo’s new profile gives highly elevated security and performance, as well as a turning ability that is surprisingly efficient.
The brake lines are made of Dyneema to resist the torsions produced by the pulleys and the extra tension in turns. The riser maillons have been made with anodised steel (800daN). The risers themselves have been made with pre-stretched polyester (900 daN). > certification The bantoo is certified DHV 1-2 with trimmers for dual (tandem) or single (solo) use, and is also DHV approved for winch towing. The DHV weight range is 135 – 220kg all-up (total weight in flight).
Contact your distributor for more information about this, and if your glider has not been pre-inflated ask them to do so for you. Every glider should be test flown before it is sold. Note that each glider has a unique sticker attached to the centre cell with the serial number, type of glider, size and weight range, month and year of fabrication. We recommend that you inspect the risers, check that the maillons have been correctly installed and tightened, and make sure that the lines are not tangled.
Before you take off, lay out the bantoo in a slight arc. Always do all of your pre-flight checks (lines, maillons, risers, harness buckles, etc). Carefully observe all of the details that relevant to your launch (tension in the lines, windsock, obstacles, etc). You mustn't start the run either too slowly, or too fast, but you must always make the run decisively and assuredly to ensure that the wing carries the weight of you and your passenger.
There are 3 basic steps to follow immediately if you have a collapse: 1: Weight shift to the flying side of your glider (away from the collapsed side). This helps stop the rotation & increases pressure in the wing in the inflated side. 2: If needed apply the correct amount of brake to the open (flying) side to slow any rotation (spiral) induced by the collapse.
On final approach the pilot should have hands up (keeping a feel of the wing and flying actively in case of unexpected turbulence) to let the glider build up speed. This extra speed will meant that the glider has more energy to convert when you flare, and so leading to a softer landing. In light or nil winds the pilot will need a committed symmetric flare at around 1 meter above the ground. In stronger winds less of a flare is needed.
--big ears Big-ears is a simple descent technique & can sometimes be very useful for top landing, keeping out of cloud, and in an emergency if you are over-shooting your landing area. To induce big-ears on the bantoo, keep the brakes in your hands and reach up to hold the top of the special split-A risers. Pull the lines out and down, one at a time, to collapse the tips of the wing (10 – 30% each side, depending on how much line you pull).
> maintenance Store the paraglider in a dry space away from chemical agents, UV light and high temperature. If the canopy has been packed wet it is necessary to reopen it and let it dry before packing away for a sustained period. Keep the canopy and lines clean, as dirt may penetrate into the fibres and damage them. Clean the paraglider only with fresh water and a soft sponge. If the glider comes into contact with salt water, wash the glider as soon as possible with fresh water & then dry completely.
BANTOO | technical specifications | area (m2) 43,15 projected area (m2) 37,76 span (m) 14,7 project. span (m) 12,12 aspect ratio 5,01 project. aspect ratio 3,89 max .chord (m) 3,58 min. chord (m) 0,9 nº cells 51 line lenght (m) 8,83 canopy weight 11.9 all-up weight (kg) 135-220 min.-max speed (km/h) * 20-42 max speed trim (km/h) * 42 DHV certification 1-2 * speeds with medium range weight pilot at sea level.
BANTOO 210,5 210,5 210,5 210,5 200 200 200 200 647,5 620 640,5 657,5 142,5 390+20 204,5 204,5 204,5 204,5 127,5 119 209 111 208,5 208 208,5 190 101 200 200 200 200 640 613,5 634,5 160 651 123,5 100,5 190 250 205 205,5 205,5 205,5 112 107,5 250 211,5 210 209,5 102 210,5 103,5 160 250 98,5 200 200 200 200 108 160 630,5 607 628,5 642 202,5 203,5 203,5 202,5 97 94 160 90 163 161 83 84,5 171 162,5 160 150 659 150 639,5 150 157 66
B A A' B C D A A' C D A' = 450 mm A = 450 mm B = 610 mm C = 450 mm D = 450 mm neutral trim A = 450mm A' = 450mm B = 610mm C = 400mm D = 350mm low trim
BANTOO | francisco rodríguez · 7 | 33201 g i j ó n | spain | p.o. box · 269 33280 | | p# · 34 985 357 696 | fax · 34 985 340 778 | | email · info@windtech.es | web · www.windtech.
