Technical Description
Section 3
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Pilots who choose a Scorpio get a
comfortable advantage when it comes to
sportiness, dynamics and performance.
Line system
The Scorpio has A, B, C and D line levels,
which fork twice from the bottom (riser) to
the top (canopy) and which are divided into
main, intermediate and top lines. The
individual line levels are connected with one
another using the “handshake knot” (loop to
loop knot).
The Maintenance and Service book has a
detailed line connection plan, showing the
individual levels, connections and line
descriptions.
With the brake lines, the individual levels
are bundled at the end with the main brake
line. This runs through the brake pulley
attached to the riser and is knotted at the
brake swivel of the control handle. There is
a mark on the main brake line which allows
the control handle to be correctly positioned.
In addition to the main brake line, the
Scorpio has line linkages for a wing-tip
brake and torque compensator. There is
more on this in the section “Risers”.
The main lines are all attached to the risers’
Maillon quick links. They are fed through
special elastic rings and attached to prevent
the lines from slipping and to ensure that
they stay in the correct position.
WARNING
The paraglider is delivered ex factory
with the Maillon quick links secured
using a strong thread-locking
compound Loctite
to prevent
unintentional opening. After service
work, quick links which have been
opened must be secured again against
unintentional opening.
The service intervals for the lines given
in the Maintenance and Service book
must be observed under all
circumstances.
The Scorpio has unsheathed lines with
diameters of less than 1mm. There is a
risk of the lines breaking if there is
improper use or if service intervals are
not observed.