Summary of BION
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 1 / 33 manual version 1.0 / 01.02.2011.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 2 / 33 nova ....................................................................................... 6 the bion ................................................................................ 7 short technical description ..........................................................
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 3 / 33 deep spiral ............................................................................... 14 c-stall ...................................................................................... 16 collapses ......................................................................
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 4 / 33 manual tandembar: ............................................................ 31.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 5 / 33 congratulations, for choosing to fly a nova bion. You have got a glider, to experience exiting and safe flights for many years. This manual contains important information and instructions to use your glider. Please read the following pages carefully before your first fl...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 6 / 33 nova since the company was founded in 1989, nova has become one of the world’s leading paraglider manufacturers with their head office in terfens/austria. Nova consists of a highly qualified team and most of the team members share the passion of flying with those pilots...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 7 / 33 the bion the bion is a complete new development and is suitable for professional tandem pilots as well as recreational pilots in search of maximum safety, high performance and minimum stress. Short technical description the bion has 43 cells. Four of those cells are clo...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 8 / 33 conditions. When thermalling, the smooth handling makes it easy to climb efficiently. Even with a high wing loading, the bion doesn’t tend to „dive“ in sharp turns. New features: split a-risers with magnet fixation. Dirt holes on the stabile. New position and fixation o...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 9 / 33 conditions you cannot handle. Regular training improves your skills and enables you to enjoy your flights, even in more difficult conditions. Please consider these thoughts! General information bevor implementing first flight every nova glider has to be flown and checke...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 10 / 33 the brake line must not be shorter than the original length. The black mark has to be always visible like shown in the picture below. If the brake line is shorter, this might affect the safety of your glider. Palstek: suited harnesses the bion is approved for any harne...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 11 / 33 deform and to collapse slightly more than with a higher wing loading. If you fly the bion with very little wing loading, we recommend to not completely close the trim system. (open it by at least 2cm) if you fly the bion on the upper half of the weight range, the agili...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 12 / 33 reverse launches. We recommend performing launches with closed trimmers. (so with the slowest setting) normal flight if you release both brakes (“hands up”) and if you close the trimmers the bion glides at the so called “trim speed”. At this speed, the glide ratio reac...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 13 / 33 but ground handling definitely helps to improve the feeling for the glider. A good training exercise is to stabilise the wing above your head with the brakes, without looking at it. This helps as well for improving the forward launch. Turning a smooth turn is an intera...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 14 / 33 manoeuvres for fast decent big ears to do big ears, pull the outer a-line (attached on a separate belt) on both sides. Clamps on the d-risers allow fixing the ears effortless for a long time. Before using the clamp you have to remove the neoprene cover from the clamp. ...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 15 / 33 then at the beginning of the second phase the g-forces increase rapidly and the leading edge will lean towards the ground. In a fully developed deep spiral, the leading edge is almost parallel to the ground. The maximum sink rate with the bion can get up to 25m/s and m...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 16 / 33 c-stall this manoeuvre can be found sporadically in some paragliding literature. This manoeuvre can’t be performed with the bion. Collapses asymmetric collapse if you fly in strong turbulences, one side of the glider might collapse. This happens if one side of the wing...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 17 / 33 stall manoeuvres spin if you pull one brake too much, you might induce a so called spin. The centre of rotation is no longer far outside the wing (like during a normal turn), but it moves inside the wing. Furthermore the rotation speed increases. The bion will go back ...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 18 / 33 much, the glider will enter a full stall. If you release the brakes too much, the glider will go back to normal flight. To practice a deep stall, it is necessary to master the full stall first. A very old or worn out glider with a porous cloth or with a changed trim (d...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 19 / 33 4.) full stall: many cravats can be opened by using the full stall. But of course you have to have solid experience with this manoeuvre to be able to use it properly. 5.) reserve: if you loose control or if you are not absolutely sure that you have enough height for fu...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 20 / 33 please consider, that the wing behaves more dynamic if a collapse occurs in accelerated flight. You should be aware, that you might need more height to recover to normal flight! Measurements of the speed systems (publication required by en 926) a a1 b c d trimmers clos...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 21 / 33 to store your glider for a longer time, avoid a humid or a very hot environment. (like in a car during hot summer days) cleaning to clean the wing, only use water and a cleaning cloth. Never use any solvents. If there is sand, dirt or small stones inside the canopy, yo...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 22 / 33 a check (nfs) has to be performed not later than after 200 hours of flight, or after 400 flights. (depending on what happens first.) more information about our check system: http://www.Nova-wings.Com/english/info_zone/ntt.Html environment friendly behaviour: apart from...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 23 / 33 technical data size 32 36 zoom factor 1.15 1.22 number of cells 43 projected wingspan m 10.67 11.32 projected surface area m² 32.4 36.44 projected aspect ratio 3.52 flat wingspan m 14.18 15.05 flat surface area m² 39.1 44 flat aspect ratio 5.14 line diameter m m 1.1 2....
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 24 / 33 overview risers 1 a1-riser 6 main suspension loop 2 a2-riser (ears) 7 trim system 3 b-riser 8 ears clamp 4 c-riser 9 clamp cover 5 d-riser.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 25 / 33 Übersicht schirm 1 stammleinen 5 zellöffnungen 2 mittelleinen 6 obersegel 3 gallerieleinen 7 hinterkante 4 untersegel 8 typenschild.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 26 / 33 line plans.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 27 / 33 line lengths: bion leinentyp 33 37 a1 edelrid a6843-340 red a2 edelrid a6843-340 red a3 edelrid a6843-340 red am1 liros ppsl160 red am2 liros ppsl160 red am3 liros ppsl160 red am4 liros ppsl160 red am5 liros ppsl160 red am6 liros ppsl160 red ag1 cousin ultimate095-85kg...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 28 / 33 bm5 liros ppsl160 yellow bm6 liros ppsl160 yellow bg1 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg2 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg3 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg4 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg5 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg6 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow bg7 cousi...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 29 / 33 cg10 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow cg11 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow cg12 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow cg13 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow cg14 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow cg15 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow d1 edelrid a6843-240 yellow d2 edelrid a6843-240 yell...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 30 / 33 eg8 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow eg9 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow eg10 cousin ultimate095-85kg yellow s liros tsl 220 orange sm1 liros ppsl 120 orange sm2 liros ppsl120 orange sg1 cousin ultimate095-85kg orange sg2 cousin ultimate095-85kg orange sg3 cousin ultimate...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 31 / 33 over all line lengths: you can find the overall line lengths (from the shackle to the loops on the bottom sail) on the homepage of the para-academy. ( www.Para-academy.Eu ) please note, that you can not calculate the over all length, by just adding the single line leng...
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 32 / 33 1,2,3 suspension loops for riser and reserve 4 suspension loop for pilot 5,6 suspension loop for passagier.
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Vers.1.0 01/02/2011 s. 33 / 33 vertriebsgesellschaft m. B. H. Auweg 14 a-6123 terfens austria tel.: +43 5224 66026 fax.: +43 5224 6602619 mail: info@nova-wings.Com homepage: www.Nova-wings.Com.