Niviuk Hook 5 - 1. Characteristics and Specifications; 1.1 Who Is It Designed For?; 1.2 Certification; 1.3 In-Flight Behavior

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1. CHARACTERISTICS
1.1 WHO IS IT DESIGNED FOR?
A wing to let you progress at every level.
Versatility, comfort and efciency come together in an ideal wing to allow
the pilot to progress from beginner to intermediate with maximum safety.
Designed to escape the usual ying routine and expand your horizons.
A docile, intuitive and safe wing, but with a performance superior to the
rest of its class. A real progression glider.
Its excellent performance in thermals is combined with greater control to
try new modes of ight.
1.2 CERTIFICATION
The paraglider has been submitted for the European EN and LTF
certication. All certication tests were performed at the Swiss testing
house Air Turquoise. All sizes passed the load, shock and ight tests.
The load test proved that the wing can withstand the stipulated 8G.
The shock test proved that he wing can resist 1000 daN of force.
The ight test resulted in the following certication for all sizes:
EN B
LTF B
We recommend that only pilots who are familiar with gliders of this
certication or above y this paraglider.
Only the aeronautical authorities of respective countries can determine
pilot competence.
We recommend pilots read the ight test report carefully, especially
the comments of the test pilot. The report contains all the necessary
information on how the paraglider reacts during each of the tested
manoeuvres.
It is important to note that different size wings will react differently during
manoeuvres. Even within the same size, at maximum or minimum load,
the behaviour and reactions of the wing may vary.
- Description of EN B class wing characteristics:
Paragliders with a high degree of passive safety and very forgiving ight
characteristics. Gliders with high collapse resistance outside normal
ight.
-Description of the skills required by the pilot to y an EN B wing:
Designed for all pilots, including pilots under instruction.
For further information on the ight test and the corresponding
certication number, please see the nal pages of this manual or see
niviuk.com.
1.3 IN-FLIGHT BEHAIVOR
Niviuk developed this wing by adopting very specic goals: to improve
performance, excellent handling; to facilitate more control for the pilot.
To increase performance while maintaining the highest level of
safety. To ensure that the wing transmits the maximum feedback in
an understandable and comfortable way so that the pilot can focus
on piloting and enjoying the ight. And, with smooth handling, take
advantage of all favorable conditions.
In all aspects of ight, the wing is very solid and stable. The glide is
smooth, even when fully accelerated. During glides, the wing maintains
altitude and the wing remains stable. Improved turn precision means
handling is less physical and provides better feedback. Inating the wing
is much easier and gentler, without overshooting.