SUP’AIR RADICAL 3 User manual

User’s manual
Harness
SUP’AIR - VLD
34 rue Adrastée
Parc Altaïs
74650 Annecy - Chavanod
FRANCE
45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E
English
Revision index : 16/06/2020

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Thank you for choosing the RADICAL3. We
are glad to be able to share our common
paragliding passion with you.
SUP’AIR has been designing, producing and
selling free flying equipment since 1984.
By choosing a SUP’AIR product you bene-
fit from almost thirty years of expertise,
innovation and listening. Our mission sta-
tement: research and develop to constantly
enhance our product line.
We hope you will find this user’s manual
comprehensive, explicit and hopefully en-
joyable as well. We advise you to read it
carefully.
You will find the lastest udated information
about this product on our website www.su-
pair.com. If you have further inquiries, feel
free to ask one of our retailers for answers.
And naturally, the entire SUP’AIR team is at
your disposal at [e-mail]
We wish you many safe enjoyable flying
hours and happy landings.
Team SUP’AIR

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List of contents
Introduction 4
Technical specifications. 5
Size choice 6
Components list 7
Equipment overview 8
Accessories assembly. 9
Carabiners 9
Speed-bar system 10
AirBag/Backpack
11
Safe-T kit
13
Installing the reserve parachute. 14
Necessary gear 14
Connection Harness-risers 15
Reserve parachute-harness connection 16
Installing the front reserve parachute 17
Adjustments 18
The various adjustments 18
Adjusting the harness 19
Wing/harness connection 20
Gear packing and tips 21
Inflight behavior 22
Flight phases 23
Pre-Flight check 23
Takeoff 23
In flight 24
Speed-bar use 24
Landing 24
Using the reserve parachute 25
Towing 25
Mandatory thorough checkup 25
Maintenance 26
Harness cleaning and maintenance 26
Storage and transport 26
Product lifespan 26
Repairs 27
Spare parts. 27
Materials 27
Recycling 27
Warranty 28
Disclaimer 28
Pilot’s gear 28
Service Book 29

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Welcome to the paragliding world according to SUPAIR; a world of shared passion.
The RADICAL3 was designed for pilots coming out of school or in progression. It brings comfort and peace of mind to pilots experi-
encing their first XC ( Cross-Country ) flights to discover new horizons!
The well though out design and choice of materials were guided by the same quality and longevity objectives.
The harness RADICAL3 harness was certified EN 1651: 1999
The harness RADICAL3 + RADICAL3 Reversible backpack airbag was certified EN 1651: 1999 and LTF* 91/09
* The RADICAL-3 LTF certification is valid only if the AirBag and the Safe-T kit are installed.
Indicating that it meets European and German safety requirements.
After reading this manual we suggest you to check your harness during a hang-test to adjust it before your first flight.
Introduction
N.B : Three important icons will help you when reading this manual
Advice Caution ! Danger !!

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A
B
C
D
E
F
S/M L
Pilot size (cm) 160 / 180 180 / 200
Pilot weight (mini - maxi) 50 - 80 70 - 110
Harness weight (+carabiners+speedbar) (g) 830 870
Designed for paragliding only
Backrest height (cm) A65 72
Backrest tilt adjustments (cm) B33 36
Seat depth (cm) C37 42
Hooking point height. (cm) E45 45
Length between the hooking points. (cm) F35 - 43 35 - 43
Impact damping system: Airbag Options
Impact damping system: Bumpair No
RADICAL3 harness certification Yes : EN 1651 : 1999
RADICAL3 harness certification + AirBag/Backpack Yes : EN 1651 : 1999 and LTF 91/09
Tandem (Pilot or Passenger) Yes
Acrobatic flying No
Towing Yes
Technical specifications
ABackrest height.
BBackrest tilt adjustments.
CSeat depth.
DSeat width
EHooking point height.
FLength between the hooking points.
Characteristics Harness size

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Choosing the right harness size is important. You will find below a height/weight chart to help you with your size choice. With its ham-
mock architecture and reclined flying posture, we advise you to try out the harness during a hang-test first at one of our retailers
location to choose the correct size.
For a complete list of our retailers list click here : www.supair.com
Size choice
Preliminary hang-test.
Size
Weight 1m60 1m65 1m70 1m75 1m80 1m85 1m90 1m95 2m
50 S/M S/M S/M S/M
55 S/M S/M S/M S/M S/M
60 S/M S/M S/M S/M S/M
65 S/M S/M S/M S/M S/M
70 S/M S/M S/M S/M L L L L
75 S/M S/M S/M S/M L L L L
80 S/M S/M S/M S/M L L L L
85 L L L L L
90 L L L L L
95 L L L L L
100 L L L L
S/M
L

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4
2Zicral 30 mm carabiners.
Nomenclature
Harness
1
3
2
Options
Reversible AirBag/Backpack
Light double stage accelerator/speed-bar (réf. ACCELSOUPLELIGHT)
4
5
5
1
Removable storage pocket
3
Optional Safe-T kit
4
4

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Harness overview
Chest strap with buckles.
Leg strap buckles.
Chest strap adjustment.
Backrest tilt adjustment.
Paragliding main hooking points.
Reserve parachute hooking points.
2
1
3
4
5
7
8
9Back storage pocket.
Shoulder straps adjustments.
6
Speed-bar grommets.
2
13
4
5
7
8
9
6
7
7
2
44
55
66
8
88

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Accessories assembly
1. Carabiners.

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1
2
LIGHT double stage speed-bar/accelerator.
Accessories assembly
2. Speed-bar system.
>> Compatible accelerator/speed-bar
Ref. : ACCELSOUPLELIGHT
>> Speed-bar assembly
Regarding either side of the harness:
1. Push the speed-bar line through the grommet
located at the front of the seat.
2. Push the speed-bar line through the grommet located
on the lateral skirt of the harness.
5. Finally, attach a cimped hook to the cord before connec-
ting it to the glider’s speed-bar/accelerator.
6. Simulate the speed-bar/accelerator’s functionality by sli-
ding the cord back and forth.
1
2
Caution !
If you have a front mounted
reserve parachute setup, be
sure to guide the speed-bar
line between the risers and the
harness, not to hinder the rescue
parachute’s extraction/deploy-
ment sequence.