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8 EXTREME FLIGHT
COLLAPSES
The skywalk X-ALPS5 has been certified with special folding lines. The provocation of side
and front collapses by pulling on the A-risers is not possible and can lead to unpredictable
reactions!
You can find further information about extreme flight behavior in the enclosed “BASIC GUIDE”.
9 MATERIALS
The skywalk X-ALPS 5 is manufactured from the highest quality materials.
skywalk has selected the best possible combination of materials with regard to resil-
ience, performance and longevity. We are aware that the durability of the glider is a
deciding factor in the pilot’s satisfaction.
Please contact your skywalk dealer if you need any spare parts.
WINGS AND RIBS
Upper sail:
Porcher Skytex 27 classic II
Lower sail:
Porcher Skytex 27 classic II
Ribs:
Porcher Skytex 27 hard
LINES
A, B Main lines:
Edelrid 8001 - 340/190/130/90
A, B Middle lines:
Edelrid 8001 - 190/90/70/50
A, B Top lines:
Liros DC 60/35
Brake lines:
Liros DFLP 200/32, DC35; Edelrid 8001 - 50
RISERS
Cousin 7mm webbing
PULLEYS
Ronstan ball bearing
SHACKLES
Jootech oval 4,5 R
10 HOMOLOGATION
The X-ALPS5 is certified to LTF 09 and EN926-1, EN926-2 in the category D.
Special folding lines were used when X-ALPS5 was going through certification. Without
these folding lines, asymmetric and symmetric collapses (tucks and frontals) may not
behave or recover as they did in certification tests. The folding lines have a special set-
ting according to the LTF/EN D requirements.
At the canopy, the folding lines are attached to special loops at the test model. At the
lower end, their three main lines are attached to a special riser. Please contact skywalk
if you have any questions regarding use of the folding lines and riser.
The X-ALPS5 is defined as a lightweight sport aircraft with an empty weight of less
than 120kg in the paraglider category. The many homologation tests are the last hur-
dle in the development of a skywalk paraglider. The homologation test flights only take
place when the test team is completely happy with the glider development.
We remark that the certification results will differ during flight in thermals or turbulent air.
The homologation informs solely regarding the paraglider performance during extreme-
flight-maneuvers performed in stable air conditions. These extreme-flight-maneuvers
during the homologation process should thus not be over-valued.
Remember that certification maneuvers were carried out with a harness in the group GH.
If another harness is used, the glider may display flight characteristics that differ from
those in the description.
HARNESS MEASUREMENTS DURING THE TEST FLIGHTS:
Homologation
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Extreme flight | Materials
Width of harness attachment points
A
Height of harness attachment points
B
Total weight in flight (kg)
<
80
80-100
>
100
Width (cm-measurement ‚A‘)
40
±
2
44
±
2
48
±
2
Height (cm-measurement ‚B‘)
40
±
1
42
±
1
44
±
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