The Mentor 3; Short Technical Description; Safety - Nova MENTOR 3 Manual

The MENTOR 3

The MENTOR 3 is the successor of the well known and very successful
MENTOR 2. The glider is a high performance High-Level EN B glider, which
is dedicated to pilots, who have already gathered experience on lower rated
gliders. With a solid amount of experience, the MENTOR 3 offers outstanding
performance, a very pleasant handling characteristic and a lot of safety in
practical condition.

Short technical description

The MENTOR 3 has 51 cells. Five of those cells are closed stabilo cells on
each side.
There are three layers of lines. The first layer, the A-lines are red. B and C lines
are yellow. The brake layer, which is not one of the three line layers, is orange.
(the stabilo lines are orange as well.)
The risers consist of 4 belts. On the first two belts (red) both A stem lines are
attached. Furthermore the speed system is fixed on the first A belt. On the next
two belts the B and C stem lines are attached.

Safety

No matter if flying accelerated or at trim speed, the MENTOR 3 pilot can rely
on a very stable wing in turbulent conditions. If a collapse occurs, it tends to be
quite small and the reopening occurs without impulsiveness. The long available
brake travel and the increasing brake pressure helps to avoid an unintended stall
when counter braking after a collapse.
The small aspect ratio makes cravats very unlikely.
The overall behaviour of the MENTOR 3 is easy to manage and very
predictable for pilots with some experience.
We recommend to all MENTOR 3 pilots to test the behaviour after collapses
themselves (during an SIV) to get their own impression.
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