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Speed system
The ALPHA 7 has a speed system which can improve the glide per-
formance, and increase wing stability at speeds above trim speed . In
accelerated flight the system shortens the front risers, so reducing
the wing's angle of attack . The ALPHA 7 speed system is designed to
fully retain the wing profile during accelerated flight, keeping the wing's
good qualities at high speed .
Adjust the speed system correctly before your first ALPHA 7 flight .
Make sure that the speed lines run freely through all the pulleys in your
harness . Connect the speed lines to the glider risers using Brummel
hooks . Finally check that your settings allow you to use the full travel of
the speed system . To do this it is best to hang the harness up, sit in it,
connect the risers and have someone else hold them up as if in flight . .
Caution: The speed system is correctly adjusted when you can
use the full travel available on the wing . Make certain that the
speed lines are not set too short, thus causing the wing to be
pre-accelerated all the time .
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