PAPILLON RAQOON, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...RAQOON OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...oving and evolving in the first stages of your paragliding life One of our principles is to provide security to new pilots and build the bases so that their evolution allows them to guarantee many yea...

Page 3: ...your sense of flight without overstraining you The keywords in the development of the RAQOON were sportiness safety and weight reduction which was implemented with the most modern techniques A simple...

Page 4: ...e use of the Papillon RAQOON Practice is the key of success try ground handling as much as you can this is one of the most important parts of the flight A good start is the best way to have a good fli...

Page 5: ...I D E R S R A Q O O N O W N E R S M A N U A L 5 24 GLIDER DESCRIPTION SHORT DESCRIPTION 1 Upper surface 2 Diagonal rib 3 Profile rib 4 Upper line cascade 5 Bottom surface 6 Middle line cascade 7 Stabi...

Page 6: ...e time it enables during flight at trim speed a position of comfort for the pilot s arms In no case the setup of the A B and C main lines should be changed Please also note that the height of the hang...

Page 7: ...e connection lines of the foot extensor are being connected through the Brummel hooks with the speed system on the riser To be able to undertake the right adjustment the harness should be hung up so y...

Page 8: ...allowed to over shoot as it may collapse in the lift off phase Since take off is very quick in steep terrain it is a good idea to have an experienced pilot friend who observes and checks the take off...

Page 9: ...e Don t pull the brakes too early Especially in the final approach it would be dangerous if a stall occurs in 3 4 or 5 meters already The best landings are those with a nice flare The final approach i...

Page 10: ...er B STALL This maneuver offers the possibility to de scend comfortably and safely By pulling down the B risers the wing is folded along its lateral axis and thereby stalled which causes a sink rate o...

Page 11: ...s by the pilot results in a frontal collapse of the leading edge The Papillon BODYGUAR7 recov ers from a front stall by itself very quickly If this is not the case a short brake pulse may help reopen...

Page 12: ...intentionally There is danger of a riser twist With a riser twist the brake lines can get blocked EMERGENCY PILOTING In any situation where normal steering is not possible the Papillon RAQOON can eas...

Page 13: ...eed to be checked after over loads tree or water landings etc for their strength and correct length and exchanged if necessary The lines need to be checked for their correct length in case of changing...

Page 14: ...rce and bind their beneficiaries trustees legal successors and or representatives The PAPILLON PARAGLID ERS GLEITSCHIRM DIREKT GmbH and all other contracting parties express no verbal or written repre...

Page 15: ...r weight 3 45 kg 3 75kg 3 95 kg 4 25kg 4 55 kg 4 85 kg Bridle length 243 m 256 m 269 m 279 m 286 m 304 m Line diameter 0 95 1 2 1 65 1 8 2 0 mm 0 95 1 2 1 65 1 8 2 0 mm 0 95 1 2 1 65 1 8 2 0 mm 0 95 1...

Page 16: ...Color 1 Color 2 P A P I L L O N P A R A G L I D E R S R A Q O O N O W N E R S M A N U A L 16 24 COLOR INFO...

Page 17: ...B L 2 BL1 B r L 2 B r M 4 Br5 5 Br7 5 Br10 5 Br11 5 Br13 5 Br15 5 Br17 5 CT2 AT3 BT3 DT3 CT3 AT4 BT4 DT4 CT4 AT5 BT5 DT5 CT5 AT7 BT7 DT7 CT7 AT8 BT8 DT8 CT8 AT9 BT9 DT9 CT9 AT10 BT10 DT10 CT10 AT12 BT...

Page 18: ...7 680 1253 6177 6145 r 8 627 6123 6092 r 9 627 1221 6091 6058 r 10 620 6085 6055 r 12 586 1164 5967 5939 r 13 531 5911 5880 r 14 534 1119 5870 5846 r 15 503 5839 5812 Stabilo 522 716 5446 5422 D Line...

Page 19: ...r 7 728 1338 6595 6567 r 8 671 6537 6511 r 9 671 1303 6503 6475 r 10 664 6496 6465 r 12 628 1242 6370 6343 r 13 569 6311 6283 r 14 572 1194 6267 6234 r 15 537 6231 6202 Stabilo 557 764 5811 5786 r 2 8...

Page 20: ...1400 6900 6887 r 8 700 6840 6827 r 9 700 1364 6804 6791 r 10 693 6797 6785 r 12 655 1300 6665 6662 r 13 593 6603 6596 r 14 597 1250 6557 6548 r 15 562 6522 6516 Stabilo 583 800 6083 6078 r 2 866 7102...

Page 21: ...718 7016 r 9 718 1399 6980 r 10 711 6972 r 12 672 1334 6837 r 13 608 6773 r 14 612 1282 6726 r 15 576 6690 Stabilo 598 821 6240 r 2 888 7284 r 3 856 7251 r 4 856 7247 r 5 869 7261 r 7 908 7206 r 8 844...

Page 22: ...7 1901 4958 A Lines Brake D Lines C Lines P A P I L L O N P A R A G L I D E R S R A Q O O N O W N E R S M A N U A L 22 24 LINE PLAN RAQOON 100 line plan length Check length EAPR r 2 776 1478 7273 7276...

Page 23: ...783 7652 r 9 783 1526 7611 r 10 775 7604 r 12 733 1454 7454 r 13 663 7385 r 14 668 1398 7334 r 15 629 7294 Stabilo 652 895 6803 r 2 969 7928 r 3 933 7893 r 4 933 7888 r 5 947 7903 r 7 990 7859 r 8 92...

Page 24: ...rved No part of this publication may be reproduced or develo ped further on in any way without written approval of the PAPILLON PARAGLIDERS GLEITSCHIRM DIREKT GmbH All technical details in this manual...