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TRIKE WINGS
"Stranger" & "Stream"
owner/service MANUAL
 
Manufactured by: 
AEROS Ltd.
Post-Volynskaya St. 5
Kiev 03061
UKRAINE
Date of production
Serial number: _______________________
Tel: (380 44) 455 41 18,
Fax: (380 44) 455 41 16
E-mail: aerosint@aerosint.kiev.ua,
http://www.aeros.com.ua
: __________________________ 
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  • Page 1 TRIKE WINGS “Stranger” & “Stream” owner/service MANUAL   Manufactured by:  AEROS Ltd. Tel: (380 44) 455 41 18, Post-Volynskaya St. 5 Fax: (380 44) 455 41 16 Kiev 03061 E-mail: aerosint@aerosint.kiev.ua, UKRAINE http://www.aeros.com.ua Date of production : __________________________  Serial number: _______________________...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Section 1. General information..................1.1. Introduction...................... 1.2. Main data......................Section 2. Set up procedure....................2.1. Set up procedure from the package 4 meters long........... 2.2. Set up procedure from the package 6 meters long........... Section 3.

  • Page 4: Section 1. General Information

    1. 1. I N T R O D U C T I O N Stranger & Stream - wings for two-seater trikes - are a product of Aeros Ltd. They are the result of an extensive design and development program aimed at optimizing your level of safety and satisfaction as a pilot, through their high performance and strength of construction.

  • Page 5: Section 2. Set Up Procedure

    Section 2. SET UP PROCEDURE 2.1. SET UP PROCEDURE FROM THE PACKAGE 4 METRES LONG Having used the specific techniques described in this manual you will perform the set up and break down procedures without any difficulties. However, the following procedural descriptions are not intended to be a substitute for the familiarization procedure of your dealer at the time the wing is delivered.

  • Page 6: Bolts D=6 Mm With Selflocking Nuts (Fig

    Fig.3 Remove the 6-mm bolts from the leading edge tube and put them through the grommets on the sail. Put these bolts through the holes in the channel inside the leading edge tube. Replace the plastic sadles and metal washers on the bolts from the other side of the tube. Manually secure bolts d=6 mm with selflocking nuts (Fig.4, 5).
  • Page 7 Fig.6 If the marking is erased place the bolts according to Fig.7. Fig.7 Tighten selflocking nuts which secure the bolts d=6 mm. 2.1.7. Further set up procedure is similar tthe one from a 6-meter long bag (Section 2.2, except points 2.2.1-2.2.4).

  • Page 8: Set Up Procedure From The Package 6 Meters Long

    2.2. SET UP PROCEDURE FROM THE PACKAGE 6 METRES LONG 2.2.1. With the glider in the bag (6 meters long) lay the glider on the ground (Fig.8). Fig.8 2.2.2. Undo the zipper. Remove the battens in the bags, the framebar and the nose cone from the bag.
  • Page 9 Fig.10 2.2.5A. For Stream and Stranger 2: Grasp the string loop at the front of the nose battens and put in the corresponding hole pin of the nose battens. Fig.10A 2.2.6. Spread the wings so, that the sail is a little loose and the glider is resting flat on the ground.
  • Page 10 But you can feel free to install them the other way around, i.e. red marked battens go to the right and green marked battens go to the left. This is because Aeros do not tune glider’s turn by changing battens camber, so originally your glider comes with left and right corresponding battens symmetrical between each others.
  • Page 11 NOTE: Two longest battens are not removed from the battens pockets during the break down procedure. 2.2.9. Secure the rear end of each top surface batten by first looping the bottom loop of leech line around the notched batten end, and then attaching the top loop using the extra loop as a handle (Fig.13).
  • Page 12 2.2.11. Remove the safety bags from the downtubes. Spread the downtubes. Install the framebar according to the marking. Fix the framebar using nuts and safety rings (Fig.14, 15). Fig.15 Fig.16 2.2.12. Pull the rope which is sticking out from the keel pocket until you will see the crossbar sweep wires.
  • Page 13 Fig.17 Fig.18 Remove the rope from the crossbar sweep wires ! 2.2.13. Insert the tip battens until they are stopped on the stop details of the leading edge tubes and fix them using the leech lines (Fig.19).
  • Page 14 Fig.19 Install the shortest of the bottom surface battens into the battens pockets. Fix the tip battens and the shortest of the top curve battens by rubber ropes from undersurface side - only for Stranger (Fig.20, 21). For Stranger Fig.20...
  • Page 15 For Stranger Fig.21 2.2.14. Put the glider on the A-frame. Secure the lock of the bottom wires on the nose junction channel using the clevis pin and the safety ring (Fig.22 or 22A). For Stranger Fig.22...
  • Page 16 2.2.15. Check the nuts which secure the down tubes to the channel and the nut which secures the channel of uprights to the keel. Check also the nut which secures the kingpost channel to the keel. Check the nuts and safety rings which secure the hang detail. Aeros Standard hang units Fig.23...
  • Page 17 Antares hang units Fig.24 2.2.16. Install the bottom surface battens. The longest bottom surface batten is inboard batten. Push the battens all way into the pocket until the rear end is secure in the batten pocket. The strings on the rear ends of the bottom surface battens are to facilitate removal of the battens from the sail during breakdown (Fig.25).

  • Page 18: Section 3. Preflight Inspection Of The Glider

    Section 3. PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE GLIDER 3.1. Do a complete preflight inspection of the glider. It is your responsibility during this "preflight" to check every part, component and assembly on the glider. Beginning at the nose, check all selflocking nuts, the clevis pin and the safety ring which secure the lock of the bottom front wires (Fig.26/27).
  • Page 19 3.2. Look through the nose hole and inspect each leading edge. Check that all bottom surface battens are under the leading edge tube. (Fig.28). Fig.28 Make sure that the spring buttons from the inserted leading edge tubes N3 are sticking out fo the tube surface.
  • Page 20 Stranger Fig.29 Stream and Stranger 2 Fig.29A Zip the zipper near the crossbar/leading edge junction closed. 3.5. Look into the sail at each wing tip, and check that the tip battens are properly seated and fixed with the leech lines and rubber ropes - for Stranger (Fig.30) and for Stream (Fig.30A).
  • Page 21 Fig.30 Fig. 30A Check that the washout tips are installed properly into the holes in the leading edge tubes. Be sure that the batten tension leech lines are equally tensioned. To provide flight without spontaneous turn the bolts of the sail tension on the console ends must be positioned according to marking.
  • Page 22 Fig.31 Fig.31A Check that no reflex wire is looped underneath a more inboard batten (Fig.32). Fig.32...
  • Page 23 3.9. Check that the top rear wire, the keel mount webbing, and bottom rear wires are safely secured to the keel tube using the nut and the safety ring (Fig.33). Fig.33 3.10. Check all bolts, nuts and the safety rings which secure the downtubes to the channel. Make sure that the channel to the keel and hang detail are secured (Fig.34, 35).
  • Page 24 Fig.34 Fig.35 3.11. Check that the bolt of the crossbar tension wires is secured by the nut and safety ring (see Fig.33). 3.12. Check the thimble fittings at the control bar corners for any cocked or twisted thimbles and lugs. If you find any, straighten them out (if necessary, detention the crossbar and bottom wires).
  • Page 25 Fig.36 3.13. Fit the nose cone over the front of the keel and attach the velcro at the top rear of the nose cone. Rest the glider back on it's tail and pull the bottom corners of the nose cone back until the nose cone is tight around the nose and secure the velcro on the bottom of the nose cone (Fig.37, 38).

  • Page 26: Section 4. Inspection Of The Wing

    (TS) of the wing. The control clouts are incorporated in the cloth piece (designated by letters UV) that is sewed onto the trailing edge close to the keel tube. For sail assessment cut control clout in the drawing and forward it to your Aeros dealer or directly to Aeros.
  • Page 27 4.1.2. Checking the sail surface and seams. There should be no cuts, ruptures, threadbare holes and torn seams on the sail. Any torn seams should be re-stitched. Cuts and ruptures on the fairing and bottom surface (BS) of the sail that are not longer than 30 mm can be patched up with self-adhesive Dacron. The Dacron must be of a weight of not less than 100 g/m.

  • Page 28: Section 5. Maintenance

    Some degree of fatigue due to repeated bending of cables is almost unavoidable in an aircraft that is assembled and disassembled with every flight. Bottom side wires are subject to the highest loads in flight, and are therefore the most critical. 4.3.

  • Page 29: Section 6. Turning

    (you may fine tune your wing at any coarse adjustment setting). If the turning problem still persists, please contact Aeros LTD or your dealer for advice.

  • Page 30: In Closing-A Few Final Words On Your Safety

    Your wing is delivered to you ready to fly. Do not make any adjustments, which are not described in this manual. If you are in doubt about any aspect of your wing you should consult your dealer or Aeros for advice.

  • Page 31: Section 7. Log Book

    Section 7. LOG BOOK TABLE OF FLIGHT HOURS DATE NUMBER OF FLIGHT TOTAL HOURS BY WHOM...

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