Canopy; 7.10 Power Plant - XtremeAIR XA42 Flight Manual

7.9

CANOPY

The canopy is one single part that is hinged on the right hand side via 3 integral hinges equipped with
brass bushings to the fuselage and locked on the left hand side of the aircraft. The lock is redundant
as there are three bolts moving in opposite directions. The canopy can be opened manually by pulling
the interior or exterior lever and lifting it up to the right hand side. A strap in the back of the canopy
will prohibit its opening range.
To securely close and lock the canopy pull the lever and let the canopy slip over the latch.
In case of emergency the operation is equal to the procedures above. Due to the shape of the canopy
there is a lower pressure on the upper side that will immediately open the canopy after it is unlocked.

7.10 POWER PLANT

7.10.1 ENGINE
The power plant is a Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A with a rated maximum take-off power of 235 kW / 315
hp @ 2700 rpm. It is a six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air cooled, direct drive, fuel injection engine
type with inverted oil system.
For the present TBO refer to latest issue of Textron – Lycoming service letters.
The AEIO-580-B1A engine is equipped with special counterweights.
The power plant installation includes the following accessories:
• Alternator:
• Fuel Injector:
• Fuel pump:
• Magnetos:
• Propeller governor
• Starter:
• Voltage regulator
The engine is operated with the following manual controls:
• Throttle control
• Fuel mixture control
• RPM control
The propeller governor monitors the RPM automatically and prevents overspeeding. In the event that
oil pressure is lost the propeller is automatically adjusted to coarse pitch in order to avoid
overspeeding.
The use of 100/130 aviation grade fuel (AvGas 100) is the minimum grade recommended by the
manufacturer of the AEIO-580 B1A engine.
Page date :
24.01.2011
B&C SD-20
Bendix RSA-10AD1
Weldon Pump 8120-G
Slick 6350 / 6393
MT Propeller P-880-5
B&C BC315-100-2
B&C LR3C 14V-4A
Airplane Flight Manual XA42
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