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NIVIUK GLIDERS

  C/ DOCTOR CODINA, 29 BAJOS  17165 LA CELLERA DE TER  GIRONA - SPAIN

TEL. +34 972 42 28 78  FAX +34 972 42 00 86

[email protected]  www.niviuk.com

WELCOME

We wish to welcome you to our team and thank you for the confi dence, which 
you have placed in a NIVIUK Glider.
The PEAK is a completely innovative glider, carefully designed by the NIVIUK 
team to achieve new standards in the Serial Class.
The very latest technological innovations which have been used in the design 
of the NIVIUK competition wing, the ICEPEAK XP have been also been used 
in design of the PEAK. Add to this the passion of our design team and we can 
now offer you the ultimate serial glider. 
Our aims were to create a serial glider with features as close as possible to 
its bigger brother and this has been achieved beyond our wildest dreams. In 
the development of the PEAK the NIVIUK team, directed by Olivier Nef, have 
achieved performance and stability not yet seen in this category. With an 
aspect ratio of 6.6 we feel that the overall qualities of our competition glider 
have successfully been transferred to the Serial class.
We are sure that you will enjoy fl ying this wing and that you will soon fi nd out 
the meaning of our slogan:

“Give importance to the small details to make big thing happen”

This is the user manual, which we recommend you take time to read
in detail.

The NIVIUK Gliders Team.

USER’S MANUAL

NIVIUK Gliders PEAK

This manual offers all the necessary information that will familiarize you with 
the main characteristics of your new paraglider. Although this manual informs 
you about your glider, it does not offer the instruction requirements necessary 
for you to be able to pilot this type of wing. Flying instruction can only be 
taught at a paragliding school recognised by the Flying Federation of your 
country.

Nevertheless we remind you that it is important that you carefully read all the 
contents of the manual for your new PEAK glider.
Severe injuries to the pilot can be the consequence of the misuse of
this equipment. 

Summary of Contents for PEAK 23

Page 1: ...PEAK USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...nce and stability not yet seen in this category With an aspect ratio of 6 6 we feel that the overall qualities of our competition glider have successfully been transferred to the Serial class We are s...

Page 3: ...NTROL AND TAKE OFF 7 3 6 LANDING 7 4 IN FLIGHT 7 4 1 FLYING IN TURBULENCE 7 4 2 POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS 7 4 3 USING THE ACCELERATOR 9 4 4 FLYING WITHOUT BRAKE LINES 9 4 5 KNOTS IN FLIGHT 9 5 LOSING HE...

Page 4: ...nding actively to your demands It will make the PEAK your best ally to be on top of the thermal and to enjoy the performance and speed Glide ratio and speed in these domains the PEAK is outstanding Th...

Page 5: ...r that completes the acceleration gear of the wing a small fabric repair kit made of auto adhesive ripstop a pair of special handles for more precise piloting and a user s manual with the answers all...

Page 6: ...rising movement of the wing Once the wing is in the 12 o clock position simply apply correct pressure on the brake lines and the PEAK will sit over your head 2 7 ADJUSTING THE BRAKES The length of the...

Page 7: ...wing speed after a correction is made Do not maintain any correction for longer than necessary braked this would cause the wing to enter into critical flying situation Whenever necessary control a sit...

Page 8: ...It is very important that the pressure on the brake lines is maintained until the wing is well established vertical above To regain normal flight conditions progressively and symmetrically release the...

Page 9: ...ot before take off immediately stop running and do not take off If you have taken off with a knot you will have to correct the drift by leaning on the opposite side of the knot and apply the brake lin...

Page 10: ...arachuting To carry out this manoeuvre you have to take the B risers below the maillons and symmetrically pull both of them down approx 20 30cms and then hold this position The initial phase is quite...

Page 11: ...t should be folded like an accordion with the leading edge reinforcements flat and the rigifoils positioned one upon the other This method will ensure that the profile remains in good shape without al...

Page 12: ...the repair kit so long as no stitches are involved in the tear Any other type of tear must be repaired in a specialized repair shop or by qualified personnel Do not accept a home repair 9 SAFETY AND...

Page 13: ...ON CANOPY FABRIC CODE SUPPLIER UPPER SURFACE SKYTEX 40 9017 E77A NCV FRANCE BOTTOM SURFACE SKYTEX 40 9017 E77A NCV FRANCE PROFILES SKYTEX 40 9017 E29A NCV FRANCE DIAGONALS SKYTEX 40 9017 E29A NCV FRAN...

Page 14: ...14 11 3 RISER ARRANGEMENT PEAK...

Page 15: ...15 11 4 LINE PLAN PEAK...

Page 16: ...599 5 598 603 5 667 13 591 5 593 598 671 RISERS LENGTHS CM A B C 47 47 47 STANDARD 27 31 ACCELERATED 11 6 DIMENSIONS PEAK 25 NIVIUK PEAK 25 LINES HEIGHT CM A B C BR 1 703 5 697 706 791 2 695 5 689 69...

Page 17: ...3 5 641 5 647 5 721 13 634 5 636 5 641 5 725 5 RISERS LENGTHS CM A B C 47 47 47 STANDARD 27 31 ACCELERATED 11 8 DIMENSIONS PEAK 29 NIVIUK PEAK 29 LINES HEIGHT CM A B C BR 1 761 753 763 856 5 2 752 5 7...

Page 18: ...11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x www niviuk com info niviuk com x x x x 26 11 Class D Accordance with EN standards 926 2 2005 926 1 2006 Date of issue D...

Page 19: ...5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x www niviuk com info niviuk com 28 12 Class D Accordance with EN standards 926 2 2005 926 1 2006 Dat...

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