bautek Fluggeräte Kite Manual de usuario
Operating instructions / April 2009
bautek Fluggeräte GmbH
Gewerbegebiet, 54344 Kenn, Deutschland
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Operating instructions Kite (As of April 2009)
General
With the Kite you have purchased a very powerful kingposted device of the newest
generation with integrated swivel tips. The perfect sail position, the low weight and the
balanced flight characteristics of the Kite will make you delight. The structural elasticity
of the device was designed so that even with fully strained VG good controllability is
maintained. That mediates in the fast gliding in the crowd, or close to the slope a secure
feeling. At the start a spring system integrated in the cross tube clamps the lower
sidewires and thus facilitates the alignment of the device before starting.
The classic structure of the Kite with aluminum tubes and steel cable suspensions has
proven itself for decades in hanggliding. Everything opens up to check any damage
well and easily, and the first official check is only due after 60 months.
Thanks to many clever construction details the set up and break down of this glider is
exemplary simple, and without effort.
Before the first time set-up, it is necessary to read this manual thoroughly.
The enclosed “Air sport equipment certificate” is part of this manual.
Assembly from the short pack of 3.8 m. (Combi cover bag long / short required,
Standard = Long cover bag)
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Lay down the short pack with the control bar area pointing up. Open the zipper and put
the batten bundle [quiver] and both rear leading edge [wing tubes] to the side. If you
are flying with non-split wheels, slide these on the speed bar now, before mounting it.
The bow of the speed bar is pointing up, when assembling. Alternatively the use of a
profiled bautek- Alu-speedbar [with or without wheels] is an option. Attach the speed
bar right and left with the push-pins at the control bar corners.
Now turn the wing over so it lies on the control bar and open the Velcro ties.
Unfold the rear sail-halves to the rear and the swivel-tip of the right and left outside [=
rear] leading edge tube towards the front in the direction of the keel.
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Push the rear sections of the leading edge tubes from the rear into the sail. Let the
swivel tip exit the double sail at the zipper opening and push the tube into the front
leading edge tube with the swivel tip cable pointing up. The swivel tip will swing to the
rear. Press both snaps in and see that both snap out again through the holes in the
front tube.
Then pull the wide, black, inside loop at the end of the sail leading edge over the end-
cap of the rear leading-edge tube. There is an auxiliary loop, which helps to do this.
Pay attention to the proper seating of the loop webbing in the grove of the plastic end-
cap. Close the Velcro loop inside the sail to keep the black loop from moving out of its
grove during transport.
Spreading the sail and inserting the upper battens
Stand the glider on the control bar and raise the kingpost.
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Spread the wings in steps, since the spreader bar has limited float.
In strong winds keep the glider flat on the ground for the next steps.
Push the top battens 1-10, starting at the center with Batten 1, into their sail pockets
and secure them with the spring-loaded end plug, by pushing the plug forward against
the spring and releasing the flat tang into the open space in the trailing edge seam of
the sail.
Red batten numbers = left side, green batten numbers = right side, looking in flight
direction. [Portside and Starboard for the mariners] The batten quiver has separate
pockets for the right and left wing. After the top battens are inserted, you can stand the
glider up, if not done earlier, and tension it.
Before tensioning the glider, standing on the control bar, the wings should be spread
as far as possible. Out of the keel-pocket leads a tensioning line to an elongated hole
in the keel tube. Pull the spreader bar with this line to the rear and hang the steel ring
in the notch of the tension line receptacle.
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Then the steel ring of the rear upper rigging placed in the same notch. Check if the
snap behind both rings is out and secures them.
In the front the two nose wires of the lower rigging are combined with a small screw
closed triangle. Hang the triangle into the receptacle under the nose plate and again
confirm that the snap secures it.
After this attach the snap hook of the spreader-bar safety cable from below = upwards
into the tensioning line eye at the spreader bar; the zipper of the double sail is closed
after this.
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Folding tip battens tensioning
The folding mechanism of the tip battens allows their tensioning with ease.
Tension the tip batten always after the spreader bar is tensioned. With
detensioned mainframe [=spreader bar] the tip battens carry substantial higher loads!
For tensioning unfold the short end of the batten tube in the direction of the end of the
keel and insert its end plug into the web loop at the rear sail corner. Now with the open
hand [Warning: danger of pinching] inside the double sail and the other hand at the
sail corner, push the hinge of the batten past its balance point in the direction of the
end of the keel.
The disassembly of the tip battens done in the reverse manner.
Inserting lower sail battens and folding out the Swivel-tips
Push the straight battens into their pockets in the lower sail; they are not specifically
marked, but clearly of different length; the elongated holes in the lower sail mark their
pockets. Insert them fully and secure them against the rear seam.
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The swivel tips are now folded out and automatically secured in their rear pocket by
the closure of the zipper.
Caution!
Before relaxing the device, the tip battens must be relaxed, the zips open and
the swivel tips be folded!
Attaching nose plate cover
The middle batten sits on the front nose plate screw and is secured by a rubber loop
in its position. In the leading edge right and left at the nose plate area are two short
zippers, which prevent folding of the leading edge in the cover / transport bag. Before
you place the nose plate cover as the last step of the set-up, take a look through the
opening of the upper sail at the nose plate area; make sure all parts are operational.
Close the two zippers in the leading edge and press the Velcro strips of the cover in
the proper position at the upper and lower sail on.
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The glider is now flight-ready assembled.
Warning!
Open zips and / or unmounted nose plate cover results in a dangerous flight
behavior with negative control bar pressure. In this case fly as slow as possible
to the nearest landing site. Raindrops on the leading edge lead to a similar flight
behavior. In this case fly a little faster (drops will be partially blown away), no
tight turns and count on landing with an earlier and harder stall. Tip: rub the
leading edge with a dishwashing detergent before the start. That prevents the
drop formation and temporarily ensures almost normal flight characteristics
even in the rain.
Glider breakdown
The breakdown of the glider is done in reverse order of the assembly, with attention to
the following details:
Remove the nose cone and open both zippers at the leading edge, before you place
the glider down on the nose. Open the zippers of the four swivel tips and swing the
swivel tips outward. Pull the lower battens and detention the folding battens. Set the
glider on the end of the keel and detach the spreader bar safety cable and the triangle
of the nose wires. This triangle can be hooked into the snap hook of the spreader bar
safety cable, so it is close at hand at the next assembly. Pull the upper battens 10 – 1
right and left out of the sail and fold the wing in increments together. Roll up each side
of the sail and secure each side, separately at the middle swivel tip with a flour yellow
Velcro tie. The red tie is longer and is placed in front of the control frame apex. Each
rolled up sail end is put together with the folded swivel tip in the long cover bag.
Close the ties loosely to avoid permanent folds. Pull the cover bag over the standing
glider and close it’s zipper from the front up to the control frame apex. Now turn the
glider over, lay it on it’s back and remove the speed bar. Put the protective pouch,
sown to the cover bag, over both down tube ends. Lay the batten bag in the rear of the
cover bag. Close the zipper all the way.
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Pre-flight check
Make it a habit, to do a careful pre-flight check before each start. Functioning
equipment and proper judgment of conditions and the weather reduce the risk
in hang gliding significantly.
1. Check from the nose plate the even bend of both leading edge tubes, the
symmetrical assembly of the glider and the “out” position of safety snap for the
nose wires.
2. Check for easy operation of the VG pulley system and proper functioning of the
VG jam cleat.
3. Base tube installed correctly and no cables kinked and tangs or eyes twisted?
4. Down tubes straight? Keel tube undamaged at control bar apex?
5. Check all lower rig cables, especially at eyes and press fittings.
6. Lift the glider at the rear end of the keel and check with tensioned VG for
symmetry of the glider, the swivel tips right and left and installation of the straight
battens and their secure seat in the double sail seam.
7. Tensioning line/cable ring seated correct in its seat?
8. Is the keel pocket screwed securely to the keel tube?
9. Are both pilot Hang strap and Safety strap correctly fastened and undamaged?
Periodically and after a crash inspect in addition:
All tubes for dents and bends as described in the maintenance and repair
protocol.
Upper and lower rigging right and left and the lines and cables inside the double
sail as well as the swivel tip cables.
Batten curves according to the batten chart.
Take-off
Always make a hang check before the start or always get in your harness after it is
hooked to the glider and the karabiner is locked. One standard routine needs to be
adopted. A hook-in check is essential immediately before any start.
The “Kite” is neutral on the shoulders and easy to guide on launch. The integral spring
system keeps the side wires tensioned, even when the VG is off; so there is no problem
to set proper attitudes and balance for the start. Start with a slow jog and accelerate
continuously till lift-off.
Close your harness after you are a safe distance from the ground and the glider
flies self-stabilizing.
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