EN 12491:2015+A1:2021

Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety requirements and test methods

This European Standard is applicable to emergency parachutes deployed by the action of the pilot without any other assistance (mechanical or pyrotechnic), intended for use with single seater or two seater paragliders.

Ausrüstung für das Gleitschirmfliegen - Rettungsfallschirme - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument gilt für Rettungsfallschirme, die durch den Piloten ohne jede andere Unterstützung (mechanisch oder pyrotechnisch) ausgelöst werden und die zur Verwendung in einsitzigen oder zweisitzigen Gleitschirmen vorgesehen sind.

Équipement pour le parapente - Parachute de secours - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai

Le présent document est applicable aux parachutes de secours déployés sous l’action du pilote sans aucune autre assistance (mécanique ou pyrotechnique), et qui sont prévus pour être utilisés avec des parapentes monoplaces ou biplaces.

Oprema za jadralno padalstvo - Varnostna padala - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode (vključuje dopolnilo A1)

Ta evropski standard se uporablja za varnostna padala, ki jih sproži pilot brez kakršne koli druge pomoči (mehanske ali pirotehnične) in so namenjena za uporabo z enosedežnimi oziroma dvosedežnimi jadralnimi padali.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2022
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136/WG 6 - Paragliding equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Dec-2021
• Due Date: 30-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 15-Dec-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12491:2016+A1:2022 - Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Merged From: EN 12491:2015/FprA1 - Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 12491:2015 - Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 22-Jul-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 12491:2016+A1:2022
01-februar-2022
Oprema za jadralno padalstvo - Varnostna padala - Varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode (vključuje dopolnilo A1)
Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety requirements and test methods
Ausrüstung für das Gleitschirmfliegen - Rettungsfallschirme - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Équipement pour le parapente - Parachute de secours - Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes dessai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12491:2015+A1:2021
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
SIST EN 12491:2016+A1:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 12491:2015+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

December 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 12491:2015
English Version

Paragliding equipment - Emergency parachutes - Safety
requirements and test methods
Équipement pour le parapente - Parachute de secours - Ausrüstung für das Gleitschirmfliegen -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d¿essai Rettungsfallschirme - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 September 2015 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 10
August 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





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EN 12491:2015+A1:2021 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Safety requirements . 8
4.1 Deployment system . 8
4.2 Speed of opening . 8
4.3 Descent rate and stability . 8
4.3.1 Unsteerable parachute !and steerable parachute with locked controls" . 8
4.3.2 Steerable parachute !and steerable parachute with unlocked controls" . 8
4.4 Strength . 9
4.5 Additional requirements for steerable p
...