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Summary of Contents for Aeros Sting Ray
- Page 1 TRIKE WING Sting Ray OWNER / SERVICE MANUAL Manufactured by: AEROS Ltd. Tel: (380 44) 4554120 Post-Volynskaya St. 5 Fax: (380 44) 4554116 Kiev 03061 E-mail: INFO@AEROS.COM.UA Ukraine http:// www.aeros.com.ua December 2018...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….4 2. Technical Information and Operating Limitations..............5 3. Sting Ray Reassembly After Shipping procedure..…………………….......5 4. Sting Ray Breakdown For Shipping Procedure…..………………......9 5. Sting Ray Set-Up Procedure....................10 6. Preflight Procedure..……………………………………………………………………………15 7. Speed to Fly..……………………………………………………………………………………18 8. Sting Ray Breakdown ......................18 9. -
Page 4: Introduction
Sting Ray wing was designed as a supplement to our kingpostless Profi TL wing to have more fun when flying in rough air. With similar to Profi TL flying characteristics, Sting Ray has superior handling. -
Page 5: Technical Information And Operating Limitations
Operating the Sting Ray outside of the above limitations may result in injury and death. Flying a trike with the Sting Ray wing in strong or gusty winds or turbulence may result in loss of control of the wing, which may lead to injury and death. - Page 6 leading edge tube, allowing the sprog end to come outside the sail at the access zipper (fig.2 and fig.3). Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 3. Tighten the sail along the leading edge by putting the sail mount webbing into the slot in the end cap of the outer leading edge tube.
- Page 7 4. Turn the wing on one side and spread the control frame down tubes. Install the control bar according to the markings. Fix the control bar with bolts and nuts so, that fixing nuts are pointing backwards, against the direction of flight (fig.6). Figure 6 Figure 7 5.
- Page 8 7. Attach the bottom front wires and secure the nose catch of the bottom wires on the nose junction channel using the clevis pin and the safety ring (fig. 11). Figure 11 Figure 12 8. By lifting up and back of the nose batten strings, push the nose battens fully back into the sail so that the batten tips rest in the holes on top of the keel tube (fig.
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Page 9: Sting Ray Breakdown For Shipping Procedure
23. Install winglets. 24. While the base tube of the trike is still on the ground install the nosecone. 4. STING RAY BREAKDOWN FOR SHIPPING PROCEDURE This process will basically be the reverse of reassembling after breakdown for shipping. Before beginning, read through the section above. -
Page 10: Sting Ray Set-Up Procedure
5. STING RAY SET-UP PROCEDURE 1. Lay the wing on the ground, with the bag zipper up. Lay the struts and the winglets next to the wing. 2. Undo the bag zipper and take out battens and the control bar. - Page 11 Figure 21 Figure 22 10. Attach the bottom front wires and secure the nose catch of the bottom wires on the nose junction channel using the clevis pin and the safety ring (fig. 24). Figure 23 Figure 24 11. Carefully spread the wings all the way, lowering the nose of the wing on the ground. Once the nose of the wing is on the ground the wings spread themselves (fig.
- Page 12 13. Attach the strut safety wires (left and right) to the base tube. Tighten the nut and secure with a safety ring (fig. 27). Figure 27 14. If you have a French type hang bracket, assemble the hang bracket as shown on the figure 28 and attach it to the wing.
- Page 13 Aeros convention is that the red marked battens go in the left wing and green marked battens go in the right wing. Battens are numbered from the center outwards, and the longest battens in a Sting Ray are designated as the "No.
- Page 14 Figure 35 Figure 36 21. Install the undersurface battens (fig.37). Figure 37 22. The next step is to deploy both the inboard sprogs and the outboard sprogs and secure them in position (fig. 38 and fig. 39). Before doing so, working through the sprog access zippers, pre-flight check the following items: - internal ribs to confirm that they are fully zipped up;...
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Page 15: Preflight Procedure
23. Install the strut / control frame protection cover (fig. 40). Figure 40 Figure 41 24. Install winglets and secure them with pins and safety rings (fig 41 and fig. 42). Figure 42 Figure 43 25. When the wing is attached to the trike with the base tube still on the ground install the nosecone, taking care to align it so that it lies flat on top and bottom of the sail (fig. - Page 16 Don’t forget to install the nosecone before raising the wing up on the trike. Figure 44 Figure 45 Along the left leading edge: Open the main sprog access zipper and look inside, making sure that the crossbar, the main sprog and the main sprog wire are properly secured (fig.
- Page 17 Figure 48 Figure 49 Along the trailing edge, left wing: Check that there are no tears in the sail material along the trailing edge. Check that all battens are properly secured. Check that the inboard and outboard sprogs are properly secured in their position supporting the appropriate transverse battens.
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Page 18: Speed To Fly
The range of trim speed for the Sting Ray is 90-130 km/h ((56-81 mph). The stall speed for the Sting Ray is 60 km/h (37 mph). The wing is stable at the beginning of stall. While pushing out the base bar, the bar pressure is progressively increase. - Page 19 6. Remove the nose cone from the wing. 7. Remove winglets. 8. Unplug the tip folded battens. Remove the undersurface battens. 9. Unzip the sprog access zippers all the way to the leading edge end of the zippers and put out the inboard and outboard sprogs.
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Page 20: Wing Tuning
Properly tuned, the wing is safe, comfortable and fun to fly. The wing has been tested and tuned by Aeros. However, in case you have sufficient experience, you may tune the wing by yourself, as written below, if necessary. There are a number of adjustments that affect the flight characteristics. -
Page 21: Maintenance
On Sting Ray the hang point position is adjusted by trim device, repositioning the hang block along the keel tube in flight and on the ground. - Page 22 SPROG MEASUREMENT The Sting Ray uses inboard and outboard sprogs in combination with one transverse batten on each sprog. Each transverse batten spans two top surface battens, so a total of eight top surface battens are supported. The sprog system is the primary component of the system, which provides pitch stability.
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Page 23: Figure
(Fig. 57). The scale of the angle meter will show the sprog angle. The main sprogs for Sting Ray should be set to 10 deg. The outer sprogs for Sting Ray should be set to 14.5 deg. -
Page 24: Removing The Sail From The Frame And Re-Installing
Many maintenance and repair procedures will require the removal of the sail from the frame. Please follow these instructions when removing and reinstalling the sail. Please read all the instructions for each operation before beginning. Refer to the section 8. Sting Ray Brakedown. SAIL REMOVAL You will need an unobstructed area 2 m by 9 m (6x30 ft). -
Page 25: Figure
Figure 61 Figure 62 8. Fold wings completely (fig. 63). Lower the wing on the ground or on the support. 9. Remove keel battens from the wing (fig. 64). Figure 63 Figure 64 10. Disconnect the rear wires and the keel pocket mount tang from the keel tube (fig. 65). Figure 65 Figure 66... -
Page 26: Figure
11. Undo the sail mount webbing Velcro and remove the sail mount webbing from the leading edge end caps (fig. 66). 12. Detach the control frame from the keel tube. 13. Secure main sprogs from rotation with a nut outside the main sprog threaded adjusters (fig. -
Page 27: Transportation And Storage
secure the opposite end of the sail to something solid, so that you can lay the leading edge out straight and pull the Mylar straight out of the pocket. 18. Fold and pack up the sail carefully if you plan to ship it out for repair. Be sure to include written instructions of what you want done, your name and a phone number. -
Page 28: In Closing - A Few 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.
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