manual TEMPEST
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> congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your new paraglider The TEMPEST is a very versatile wing and has been designed for all types of recreational flying, from long cross country and competition flying, to relaxing smooth evening and morning soaring flights.
> warning & liability This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints to help with 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 pilot´s knowledge regarding flight safety.
-- cloth The upper and lower panels are made with 45 gr. Porcher Marine Skytex nylon. The ribs are made with stronger (slighly heavier grade) nylon of to prevent aerofoil deformation, even after several years of intensive use. Rib (cell wall) reinforcements are made of Dacron 310-180 gr. Line attachment points are made of polyester. -- lines The lines are made of Superaramid kevlar covered with a polyester sheath for protection against wear, UV and abrasion.
best glide is obtained with 50% accelerator. -With around +25 km/h of head wind, best glide is obtained with 75-100% accelerator. When flying downwind (wind from behind) the best glide is obtained between 0% brake and 10% of brake. The TEMPEST is a DHV 2 accelerated but using the accelerator system close to the ground is not advisable & it should be released as soon as turbulent air is encountered. Note that the glide angle is not affected by the wing loading, but that the security is.
-- launch Choose an open space free of any obstacles, especially trees and power lines. Open your glider in a slight horseshoe arc (semi-circle) & thoroughly check that you have no knots or line twists. Make sure your helmet is securely fastened & clip into your harness making sure all straps are securely fastened. Connect risers to your harness making certain that your karabiners are fully closed & you have no twists in the risers.
ble situations such as collapses. There will always be some level of turbulence associated with thermals. If you progress at a nice steady rate, and keep safe, you will find thermal flying will become a pleasure. With qualified instruction you will actually learn faster, learning how to optimise your thermal skills.
her paraglider & being 'waked' by the wing tip vortices of the glider and turbulence wake turbulence of the pilot. Remember, the pilot can learn to help stop collapses by flying 'actively', but if a front tuck does occur it will easily clear itself. Re-inflating the wing can be helped by correct pilot input and, once the glider is overhead, symmetrically applying 40 % of both brakes & then releasing immediately will get pressure back in to the glider and speed up the recovery.
> weather to fly If in doubt whatosoever about the weather and flying conditions, then do not launch! Before going flying you should check the weather forecast & always ask more experienced pilots about the conditions expected for the day. Never fly if there weather conditions are unsuitable, especially with any of the following present or even threatening: Strong wind; Rain; Thunderstorms; Cumulus Nimbus; or Cumulus Congestus.
and it is very easy to become disorientated. This manoeuvre is not approved for bank angles higher than 60º. At this upper limit the sink rate of the canopy is approximately 10 m/s and the overload is equal to 2G's. For bank angles higher than 60 degrees the sink rate can achieve 20 m/s but the greater overload (High gravitational forces - G's) can cause eyesight and equilibrium problems, and cause some people to 'black out' (faint), which consequently can make the manoeuvre extremely dangerous.
> maintenance When folding the glider, we recommend to put reinforcements one above each other in order to avoid that they might suffer any kind of deformation. 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.
TEMPEST | technical specifications | Size 23 25 27 29 Area (m2) 23,11 25,2 27,06 29,1 Projected area (m2) 20,75 22,59 24,26 26,1 Span (m) 11,45 11,95 12,38 12,84 Projected span (m) 9,58 10 10,36 10,74 Aspect ratio 5,66 5,66 5,66 5,66 Projected aspect ratio 4,42 4,42 4,42 4,42 Max .chord (m) 2,5 2,61 2,7 2,8 Min. chord (m) 0,64 0,65 0,67 0.
TEMPEST 29 289 289 289 289 1 338+20 1 280 492 280 2 2 142 280 508,5 280 496 498 158 166 3 132,5 282,5 282,5 282,5 282,5 3 4 123,5 114 166 5 258,5 258 258 259 4 6 114 207,5 363+20 7 517,5 248 513,5 248 517,5 248 5 8 95,5 248 528 106,5 166 9 94 6 248 248 247 245 90,5 10 207,5 11 87,5 166 144,5 144 144 144,5 7 12 93,5 13 90,5 462,5 195,5 9 68,5 69 70 17 58,5 10 58 57 56 18 59,5 166 67 75 16 201 129,5 461,5 196,5 68,5
TEMPEST 27 279 279 279 279 1 350+20 1 480 270 474,5 270 478 270 2 2 137 270 490,5 152,5 127,5 160 3 272 272,5 272,5 272,5 3 4 119 160 5 110 4 249,5 248,5 249 6 249,5 110 200 7 499 5 239 495 239 499 92 8 239 509,5 239 102,5 90,5 9 160 200 6 239 239 238 236 10 87,5 160 11 84 7 139,5 139 139 139,5 12 90 200 13 87 8 145,5 124,5 446 143,5 445 125 146,5 194 9 16 67 66,5 189,5 66 187,5 66 188,5 446 78 15 443,5 125 154,5
TEMPEST 25 269 269 269 269 1 338+20 1 2 132 2 260,5 473 260,5 461,5 260,5 458 260,5 463,5 147 123 3 154,5 263 263 263 263 3 4 115 154,5 5 106 4 6 240,5 240 240 241 106 193 7 481,5 5 230,5 478 230,5 481,5 230,5 89 8 230,5 491,5 99 87,5 9 154,5 193 6 230,5 230,5 229,5 228 10 84,5 11 81 154,5 7 134,5 134 134 134,5 12 87 193 13 84 8 141 120 187 9 16 65 64 183 63,5 181 64 182 430,5 430,5 138,5 120,5 429,5 428,5 120,5
TEMPEST 23 258 258 258 258 1 324+20 1 249,5 126,5 2 2 249,5 453,5 249,5 442,5 249,5 439 444 141 118 148 3 3 4 252 252 252 252 110 102 148 5 4 6 230,5 230 230 231 102 185 7 95 461,5 221 458 221 461,5 221 471 221 85,5 5 8 84 9 148 221 221 220 6 81 10 218,5 185 78 11 148 129 7 128,5 12 128,5 129 83,5 13 80,5 185 135 115 412,5 410,5 115,5 115,5 412 8 132,5 135,5 143 72,5 114,5 14 74,5 274,5 9 67 16 62,5 179.
A A´ B C D D C A´ B A A B C D =55 cm A= B= C= D= 37 cm 40 cm 47 cm 55 cm
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TEMPEST | francisco rodr guez Æ 7 | 33201 g i j n | spain | p.o. box Æ 269 33280 | | p# Æ 34 985 357 696 | fax Æ 34 985 340 778 | | email Æ info@windtech.es | web Æ www.windtech.
