Airtec CYPRES 2 User Manual
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- Page 1 CYPRES 2 User’s Guide CYPRES 2 - english version - Reliability made in Germany Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User‘s Guide...
- Page 2 Subject to change without notice. Congratulations on your choice of CYPRES, the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User Guide as revised 12 / 2018 safest and most accurate AAD currently available. Art.No. 991014. Like most skydivers, you probably assume you...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents What a Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 is... 4 10. Repacking of the reserves ...... 22 1. Function ............5 11. Regarding Air Travel ......24 12. Technical Data ........25 1.1 How CYPRES works ......... 5 1.2 Components ..........7 12.1 Versioning .......... -
Page 4: What A Smoke Jumper Cypres 2 Is
What a Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 is The Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 is an Automatic Activation Device for parachutes, which is built for the needs of Smoke Jumper activities. It initiates the reserve deployment sequence; if the Smoke Jumper should still have a vertical speed of more than 35 meters per second (78 mph) at approximately 1200 ft AGL assuming the arming handle was pulled at 3000 ft AGL. -
Page 5: Function
Initiating the opening sequence of a reserve con- tainer by cutting the loop is a method invented and patented by the founder of Airtec, Helmut Cloth, in 1987. page 4 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -... - Page 6 Functional diagram: Due to its high reliability and other properties, the stainless reserve CYPRES release unit is currently being used in steel body closing aerospace applications (satellites). loop plastic guide blade - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide - page 5...
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Page 7: Components
(cutters) for 2-pin reserve container. control unit processing unit SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not pull, lift, carry or throw CYPRES by the cables release unit (cutter) page 6 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -... -
Page 8: Power Supply
(DOM) to the end of service life. If CYPRES 2 should cease to function contact Airtec or SSK. No CYPRES 2 user has ever spent any money on battery since 2003. - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -... -
Page 9: How To Handle The Smoke Jumper Cypres 2
After miliarize yourself with switching Smoke Jumper approx. one second, the red LED-light will glow. CYPRES 2 on to be able to do the functioning You must acknowledge the red light immedi- test. -
Page 10: How To Check The Operativeness
It will be a value between 700 and 1050. HPa is the scale the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 works with. When you see the „0“ at the end of the selftest then the functioning test has successfully finished and the display will go blank again, stating that the unit is ready for work. -
Page 11: How To Handle In Practical Use
Aside the operativeness check prior to the first jump of the day the sole action required for the Activation window Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 is only necessary on · Arm the unit on jumprun at approx. the jumprun. Prior to exit, a handle on the main lift 3.000 feet AGL... - Page 12 ‘sleep mode’, when the arming cable is gently · the activation handle has to be in its pushed into the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 and original position when you enter the physically stops. To achieve ‘sleep mode’ it is plane mandatory to push the cable this far.
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Page 13: Access To Unit Information
3. next maintenance due in 08 / 2023 * After the 10 year maintenance has been per- formed, the words ‘maint. no’ and the date of the total lifetime (end of life) is shown. page 12 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -... -
Page 14: Changing The Release Unit(S)
Do not twist! It is easy to change a 1-pin CYPRES to a 2-pin CYPRES or vice-versa, by swapping cutter types. 1-pin Cutter 2-pin Cutter - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide - page 13... - Page 15 CYPRES with the open num grip) can be used with CYPRES 2 They will function properly, however this combina- end of the socket hanging downward for an- tion is not water-resistant.
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Page 16: Water Contact
Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 is not waterproof. signals. Extreme concerted efforts have been taken to protect the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 If a Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 came in contact from „radio pollution“. Although the extraor- with water, please send it in for a free inspection. -
Page 17: Error Display
Pos- or if anything else unusual occurs please record the sible reasons could be that an attempt to switch error code and contact Airtec or SSK before further CYPRES on has been made in a car driving uphill use! or downhill, in an elevator or in a flying aircraft. -
Page 18: Installation
8. Installation The original smoke jumper harness and container right was investigated by Airtec a number of years ago. The positioning of all components was defined and tested. The new smoke jumper harness and container, designed by the Relative Workshop in the end of 2003 was also investigated by Airtec. -
Page 19: Technical Service
Return your CYPRES 2 for maintenance (see chapter 12.1 for utilization cycle). page 18 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -... - Page 20 For maintenance cycle schedule see chapter 12.1 Three month after the proposed date it will show The earliest possible date for the CYPRES 2 main- month and year for an even longer time. tenance is 6 months early, the latest 6 months after However, after this remembering your unit will the month of manufacture.
- Page 21 1008 Monroe Road schedule see chapter 12.1 Lebanon, OH 45036 - USA During the service life of a CYPRES 2 unit, the Tel: ++ 1 513 934 3201 parachutist should not have any operation costs Fax: ++ 1 513 934 3208 other than the 2 maintenance fees (except for any email: info@SSKinc.com...
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Page 22: Repacking Of The Reserves
- extremely slippery - breaking strength: 408 lbs Fatalities did happen because of that. - diameter: 11/16 inch Airtec has improved the closing loop system. - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide - page 21... - Page 23 - the extremely thin material which is impreg- nated with silicone reduces the pull force which is required to pull the ripcord up to 50% (although the tension on the container remains the same) page 22 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide -...
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Page 24: Regarding Air Travel
The card shows an X-ray of a complete rig with CYPRES 2. Depending on type and design of the rig the X-ray on the secu- rity’s screen may vary. -
Page 25: Technical Data
12. Technical Data for the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 excluding the ripcord housing for the activation handle: Length, width, height of the processing unit: ..........approx. 85 x 43 x 32 mm Length, width, height of the control unit: ............approx. 65 x 18 x 6,5 mm Length, diameter of the release unit: .................approx. -
Page 26: Versioning
4 and 8 years after warranty. original DOM. Service Life is 12.5 years.*** When a CYPRES 2 unit is returned to the manu- For units with DOM 01/17 and later the mainte- facturer or service center, it must be packed in the... -
Page 27: Disclaimer
In designing and manufacturing CYPRES, the aim User‘s Guide. of Airtec GmbH & Co. KG Safety Systems, is that If used in the United States, the use of CYPRES the device should not accidentally sever the loop shall be in accordance with USPA BSRs. -
Page 28: Index
Velcro-adjustable flap ........16 Functional diagram ...........5 Volume ............24 Weight .............24 Functioning period ..........24 Functioning test ..........9 Working temperature ........24 Humidity ............24 Installation ............16 Internal pressure ..........14 Jumprun ............10 Lifetime Warranty .........14,24,25 - Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 User’s Guide - page 27... -
Page 29: Packing List
16. Packing List Trade Marks CYPRES is a trade mark of Airtec GmbH. In addition to the Smoke Jumper CYPRES 2 unit All rights reserved. No part of this publication and the user’s guide, the following items will be may be reproduced or transmitted in any form... - Page 30 CYPRES 2 User’s Guide CYPRES 2 - english version - Reliability made in Germany Airtec GmbH & Co. KG Mittelstrasse 69 33181 Bad Wünnenberg - Germany Tel: +49 2953 98990 Fax: +49 2953 1293 www.cypres.cc...
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