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Icaro 2000
03/03/2022
4. Transport
4.1 By Car
Serious damage can be caused to the glider during car transportation; a well-padded roof rack is
necessary to avoid damage. For additional safety and support, we strongly suggest you install a front
rack on your vehicle.
There are good racks on the market, expressly designed for glider transport; these can be easily
assembled on normal roof racks. Ask your dealer or Icaro 2000 for details.
4.2 By Gondola lift or Cable car
To avoid any damage when transporting your glider on a cable car, it is best to supervise the loading
and unloading of the glider.
4.3 By Plane
Your glider needs to be well protected if it is to be transported by plane. Use a wooden crate, or a stiff
cardboard tube. Your dealer or ICARO 2000 can supply these. Always let the airline know the
dimensions and weight of your glider, well in advance.
4.4 Short Packing
It is best to avoid short packing your glider, because it may cause the formation of a marked
crease on the leading edge mylar of both wings.
If, however, you have to short pack your glider, it is important to follow these instructions:
Write notes as you disassemble so that you know exactly how to reassemble the glider afterwards.
Where possible, reposition pins, bolts and washers in their correct positions, maintaining the
sequence in which they will be reassembled.
Undo the sail fastening on the end of the leading edge tube.
Remove the pin holding the compensator cable attached to the swivel tip lever.
Replace the pin in order not to lose it.
Press the spring button on the leading edge tube and remove the terminal section.
Be careful not to wrinkle the mylar leading edge insert too much when you fold the sail; it is possible
to remove the insert.
Wrap the leading edge tube that you have removed with soft fabric.
At the outer end of the leading edge tube inside the sail, place a suitable form of protection on the
end of the tube to prevent it from damaging the sail (for example, a plastic bottle from which you
have removed the top half).
Fold the wingtips as normal (ie in the same way as when you are folding the outer section of the
sail), and fold it back onto the shortened wing. In performing this operation, place a cardboard tube
(6-10 cm of diameter) on the sail around which to make the fold. This will prevent or reduce damage
to the wing and the internal mylar.
Repeat steps 2-8 for the other wing.
To re-assemble your wing, follow the instructions in reverse order.
The reduction of length, removing the outside leading edge, will be as follows:
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When re-assembling the leading edge tube, check that the spring button has popped up and
emerged from the tube. Remember to reconnect the compensator cable to the tip, making sure
that it is not wound around the wing tip.
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