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25.01.2014
Fat tails


The confusion about certification continues at the PWC in
Governador Valadares



http://www.xcmag.com/2014/01/paragliding-world-cup-superfinal-2013-the-showdown/


Like a bolt from the blue it was revealed that the trailing edges
on three of the Enzo 2s were out by at least 40cm.

That is, they were 40cm longer than they should be.

All gliders in the Superfinal – the world’s highest calibre paragliding
competition – are required to be certified.

This means all comp gliders, including the Enzo 2, are certified EN D.

It means the overall trailing edge of the Enzo2 is 40cm – over a foot – longer
than it should be. A longer trailing edge could, it’s claimed, give the glider a
performance edge. Furthermore, the longer trailing edge could mean the glider no
longer conforms to EN D certification.

The implications could not have been more serious. Ozone was point-blank accused
of cheating – supplying ‘tweaked’ gliders to its top pilots in a bid to help
them win – and pilots faced having their highly-valued scores turned into
worthless zeroes.

Ozone have declined to comment publicly until they have reviewed everything to
their own satisfaction and understand what has gone on. That includes test
flying an Enzo 2 with the longer trailing edge, to see if it conforms to EN-D
certification. They have said they hope to make a full statement before the
competition in Brazil is finished.



http://www.ojovolador.com/eng/flyingworld/?show=2257


Some of the gliders so far tested have been found to have a
trailing edge longer than that of the glider submitted to Air Turquoise for
certification. As far as the PWCA can determine, this measurement is not
specifically mentioned in the EN norm and no tolerance is provided. In emails
reproduced below, both Alain Zoller and Harry Buntz confirm this. Alain also
states that it may not be possible to determine whether the glider conforms to
certification without further flight testing.

The PWCA is not a testing house and is not professionally qualified to determine
whether a particular glider is certified or not. Therefore there is no option
other than to continue the competition as normal, but to keep the results
provisional. The top ranked gliders from the three top manufacturers will then
be sent to the relevant testing house to verify whether they are certified in
their current configuration.


http://pwca.org/results/results/



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