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8.4 SMOKE OR FIRE ON BOARD
In case of smoke or fire on board we recommend the following procedures:
Fire at the engine on the ground:
Leave the trike as soon as possible.
Fire at the engine during take off:
Emergency landing, leave the trike as
soon as possible.
Fire at the engine during flight:
Emergency landing, leave the trike as
soon as possible.
8.5 FLYING WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF
The speed of the best glide ratio is somewhere between 55 and 65 km/h
depending on the wing load.
The glide ratio without running engine is roughly 1:4, at idle speed 1:5.
The best glide ratio is achieved if the trim levers are in a slow position (vertical or
even more forward).
8.6 FORCED LANDINGS
There are emergency landings in case of e.g. an engine failure and safety landings
in case of e.g. an upcoming thunderstorm.
Landings without running engine are easier if the trim system is set to “slow”
(vertical or more forward).
In case of a tire failure (pressure loss) try to touch down as slow as possible, using
the front wheel for direction control.
Flaring as usual, in case it may be helpful to wind the brake lines around your hand
to increase the travel of the brake line.
8.7 LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
As the XCitor can be controlled either via the conventional brake lines or the newly
developed trim system it is very unlikely that both systems will fail completely.
If the ability to steer is reduced try to make flat and wide curves.
If the brake lines fail flare out using the trim system, supported with some gas.
9 XWING – THE WING OF YOUR XCITOR
This chapter is about the XWing, the wing of the XCitor trike. As we believe that
you got at least a basic knowledge about paragliding during your flight school we
will focus here on the specialties of the canopy and its suspension system.
The XWing was designed as a part of the XCitor system together with the newly
designed trim system, all components were carefully adjusted for maximum
performance and safety.
Therefore the glider man only be flown on the XCitor and the XCitor is not allowed
to be used with any other wing as long as Fresh Breeze does not provide any other
information.
If there are any questions left which are not covered by this manual please contact
your local dealer.
The check of the XWing (at least every 2 years) is carried out via Fresh Breeze by
Swing, Tel.+49 8141 3 27 78 88, www.swing.de.
9.1 DISCLAIMER AND EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
