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- Page 1 29/01/13 (rev 2) APCO Aviation Setting Future Standards Factory: 7, Chalamish Street - Industrial Park - Caesarea 38900 ISRAEL www.apcoaviation.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
www.apcoaviation.com CONTENTS: DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY ................5 CONSTRUCTION ....................5 MATERIALS......................5 HIT VALVES (High speed In-Take)..............6 BUTT HOLES (Velcro closure on trailing edge tip) ..........6 TRIMMING ......................7 HARNESS......................7 SPREADERS .......................7 RISERS........................8 TRIMMERS ....................10 EMERGENCY PARACHUTE ATTACHMENT ..........11 INSPECTION....................11 12.1 GENERAL....................11 12.2 BRAKE SETTING ..................11 12.3 FIRST CHECK AND PREFLIGHT INSPECTION........12 12.4... - Page 3 Apco Aviation's gliders are carefully manufactured and inspected at the factory. Please use the glider only as described in this manual. Do not make any changes to the glider.
- Page 4 3 Years / 250 hours V-min @ optimum wing load 23 km/h V-trim @ optimum wing load 38 km/h 45 km/h V-max @ optimum wing load Min Sink @ optimum wing load 1.1 m/s PLAY 42 (42) BIPLACE Page 4 of 24...
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Page 5: Disclaimer Of Liability
This equipment should be used under proper conditions and after proper instruction from a qualified instructor. APCO Aviation Ltd. has no control over the use of this equipment and a person using this equipment assumes all risks of damage or injury. -
Page 6: Hit Valves (High Speed In-Take)
4 HIT VALVES (High speed In-Take) The Play 42 is equipped with an Active HIT Valve system (patent pending) to improve the overall performance and safety of the wing especially during accelerated flight. The valve system allows maximum inflow of air when the glider acquires a lower angle of attack while accelerated. -
Page 7: Trimming
www.apcoaviation.com 6 TRIMMING All Apco gliders are trimmed for optimum performance and safety. It is very important not to re-trim or tamper with any of the lines or risers as this may alter the performance and safety of the glider. Trimming of the brake line should be done in accordance with this manual and carefully checked before flying. -
Page 8: Risers
www.apcoaviation.com 9 RISERS The Play42 MKII risers have two brake pulley positions; higher or lower (see drawing). The factory default is the higher position. For paramotor use or for other reasons you may alter this brake position. To do so, follow these steps: 1. - Page 9 www.apcoaviation.com Page 9 of 24...
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Page 10: Trimmers
www.apcoaviation.com 10 TRIMMERS The Play42 and Play42 MKII risers are equipped with replaceable trim tabs for accelerated flight. The neutral setting is when the A/B/C/D risers equal in length. We recommend the neutral position for take off and landing. To accelerate the glider, Page 10 of 24... -
Page 11: Emergency Parachute Attachment
www.apcoaviation.com open the trimmers. For flat turns in thermals with light brake pressure, close the trimmers fully. If your trim tabs are worn out simply fray the safety stitch, take out the trimmer webbing and replace it with new APCO trimmer webbing. After re-installing the trimmer webbing make sure to sew a safety stitch at same distance as the original in order to have the full trimmer range. -
Page 12: First Check And Preflight Inspection
www.apcoaviation.com Figure 12-1 Brake Line Adjustment 12.3 FIRST CHECK AND PREFLIGHT INSPECTION With every new glider, check the following: Connection points between the glider and the harness. No lines twisted, tangled or knotted. The risers and speed-system are hooked up to the harness correctly. 12.4 REGULAR INSPECTION CHECKS Damage to lines, webbing and thread on the stitching of the harness and risers. -
Page 13: Launching
www.apcoaviation.com Avoid sharp bending and squeezing of lines. Take care that people do not step on the lines. Do not pull on the lines if they are caught on rocks or vegetation. Avoid getting the lines wet. If they do get wet, dry them as soon as possible at room temperature and never store them wet. -
Page 14: Strong Wind And Reverse Launch
www.apcoaviation.com 13.3 STRONG WIND AND REVERSE LAUNCH The Play42 has ample lifting power and care should be taken in strong wind. It is advisable to have an assistant anchor the pilot when attempting a strong wind launch. It also helps to release the A-riser just before the glider gets above your head. -
Page 15: Thermal Flying
30% brake to speed up the inflation process. 14.6 B-STALL The Play 42 has a very clean and stable B stall. To enter the B stall the pilot has to pull on B-riser slowly until the glider loses forward speed and starts to descend vertically. -
Page 16: Big Ears
THE LOAD ON THE CENTER LINES AND ATTACHMENT POINTS AND COULD LEAD TO FAILURE 14.8 DEEP STALL OR PARACHUTAL STALL Under normal flying conditions the Play 42 has no tendency to enter deep stall. All gliders can however, under certain conditions, enter and stay in deep stall configuration (as a result of ageing of materials, improper maintenance or pilot induced). -
Page 17: Spiral Dives
www.apcoaviation.com By pulling one or both brakes while in deep stall the pilot can accidentally enter a full stall or spin. 14.9 SPIRAL DIVES The Play42 has very good behaviour in spiral and has no tendency to stick in a spiral. -
Page 18: Landing
www.apcoaviation.com 15 LANDING Before landing the pilot should determine the wind direction by checking a windsock, flag, smoke drift or your drift over the ground while performing one or more 360 degree turns. Always land into the wind. At a height of about 50 meters above the ground begin your landing approach. The most commonly used one is to head into the wind and depending on the wind strength the pilot should reach his/her landing point by making s-turns. -
Page 19: Maintenance & Cleaning
www.apcoaviation.com together by passing one riser end loop through the other. This keeps them neatly together and helps prevent line entanglement. Fold the canopy alternately from the right and left sides, working towards the center, press out the air, working from the rear towards the front. Place the risers at the trailing edge of the folded canopy and use them to initiate the final roll up of the canopy. -
Page 20: Play42 Sketches And Certification
www.apcoaviation.com 21 PLAY42 SKETCHES AND CERTIFICATION 21.1 SKETCHES Page 20 of 24... - Page 21 www.apcoaviation.com Page 21 of 24...
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Page 22: Certification
www.apcoaviation.com 21.2 CERTIFICATION Tandem-two Category: seater FSVL biplace Catégo rie: Reference number Standards AFNOR S52-308/309 G 631/04 N° de conformité aux normes AFNOR S52-308/309 Certified date: 31 /01 / 2004 Date de délivrance: APCO MANUFACTURED / MARQUE: AVIATION Play for 2 MODEL / MODÈLE: Configuration during the tests / Configuration en tests Minimum flying weight:... -
Page 23: Play42 Mk Ii Sketches
www.apcoaviation.com 22 PLAY42 MK II SKETCHES Page 23 of 24... - Page 24 www.apcoaviation.com APCO wishes you many hours of enjoyable flying. Take Air! Page 24 of 24...
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