Windtech tuareg - Manual (Page 8)

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-- cloth
The upper and lower panels are made with 45-38 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. Line attachment points are made of polyester.
--lines
The lines are of the highest quality and varying diameters, depending on which area of
the glider they are in, but always of a diameter greater than a solo glider, capable of with-
standing a force up to eight times the maximum load. The inner core is super aramid and
the outer sheath polyester to protect against general wear and tear and UV.
> certification
The tuareg is certified It is certified EN with A in all maneuvers but a B in the asym-
metrical collapse maneuver.
> performance
Fly a tuareg in the correct size for you. Remember that if you fly outside of the weight
range that the glider has been designed for, this could adversely affect the handling, sta-
bility and performance of the glider, and means that the glider is effectively no longer
certified.
If your flying weight is below the stated minimum, the speed range will diminish and
inflation problems may appear. Also the handling will degrade in turbulent conditions,
and it will sustain collapses more easily.
If your flying weight is above the stipu-
lated weight range, this will result in a
higher minimum speed and faster land-
ing speed and the stall speed of the
glider will also be higher. If the glider
suffers a collapse, or leaves normal
flight configuration, the resulting
behaviour will be more rapid and vio-
lent. As well as this, your sink rate will
be higher and you will find it harder to
stay up in light lift.
The tuareg has medium brake resist-
ance (adhering to weight range). The
stall is found at 95% of the brake trav-