MAC PARA T-Ride, User Manual

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A B C D
RISERS
Brake handles:
The brake handles are equipped with swivels and neodyme magnets. Strong neodyme
magnets hold the brake handles perfectly to the D risers. Attaching and releasing the
brakes from the risers work very easily and quickly during flight. This minimises the
danger of getting them caught in a spinning propeller.
Brake lines:
As mentioned before the T-Ride has two options of brake line systems.
1) the serial version is a special main brake line system. The main brake line is
connected to the B riser then leads through the pulley that is connecting middle galery
brake lines and then lead through the pulleys on the D risers. This is a pulley system,
which reduces the forces on controls. 2) the single main brake line, which is common by
paragliders. This causes much higher forces on controls. These main brake lines are
added as serial equipment of the T-Ride.
Special bar for heavy trikes:
Depending on the design of your trike the special T-Ride spreader bars that replace the
risers can be used. The spreaderbar structure is composed of alloy plates with a
spacing tube. On the alloy plates are positioned O-form quick links connecting each line
row. The 3 main A-lines per side are attached to the A-quick links. The 3 B-main, the
stabilizer lines and main brake line are attached to the B-quick links. The 3 C-main lines
are attached to the C-quick links and the 3 D-main lines to the D-quick links. The main
brake lines attached on B riser lead through the pulleys on galery brake lines and then
lead through the pulleys attached on the trike frame.
The main attachment straps embrace the alloy plates and then are led through slots on
the plates. Trike and spreaderbars must be connected with karabiners with min.
strenghts of 2400 daN.
The speed of the T-Ride (the angle of attack) is operated from the trike. Under D-quick
links are attached other quick links. On these links are connected trimmer lines leading
from the trike.
Loop for main
carabineer
Distance tube
Quick link
for trimming