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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Contents 0 Manual Contents 0.1 Log of Revisions No. Page Description Date 0-1, 0-3, 0-6, 1-1, TN8019, wheel brake actuated by Feb. 2011 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 8-3 airbrake handle. Title page, 0-1, 0-3 ÷ 0-6, ÄM LS8-1, Miscellaneous...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Contents 0.2 List of Effective Pages Chapter Page Edition Replaced Replaced Replaced Title page April 2005 see log of revisions see log of revisions see log of revisions see log of revisions see log of revisions...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Contents 0.2 List of Effective Pages (continued) Chapter Page Edition Replaced Replaced Replaced 4-10 April 2005 4-11 April 2005 June 2016 4-12 April 2005 4-13 April 2005 4-14 April 2005 4-15 April 2005 4-16 April 2005...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Contents 0.2 List of Effective Pages (continued) Chapter Page Edition Edition Edition Edition April 2005 Jan. 2015 June 2016 April 2005 June 2016 April 2005 Feb. 2011 April 2005 April 2005 10-1 April 2005 11-1...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Contents IMITED ARTS AINTENANCE NSTRUCTIONS 0.4.1 Repairs Repair or replace damaged parts prior to next flight. Follow the instructions in the Repair Manual LS8. Major repairs must be accomplished by an approved repair station or by an approved mechanic rated for composite aircraft structure work in accordance with DG repair methods.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Systems (continued) 1. S YSTEM ESCRIPTION AND DJUSTMENT 1.4 Elevator Control System (continued) 1.4.2 Deflections and Tolerances Elevator: 28° - 30° down 22° - 26° For easier checking, measured angles may be converted to mm / in deflection values, using the actual local radius of the defined measuring place.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Instructions 4.5 Installation of Control Surfaces (continued) Disassembly of Rudder (1) disconnect rudder cables. Attention: Don’t loose spacing casings. Attention: Rudder cables may be drilled. If this is changed unintentionally, neutral positions of rudder and pedals do no longer correspond and must be realigned as detailed below.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Weight and Balance 5.2 Calculation of Loading Limits 1. Determine Minimum Cockpit Load for 15 m wingspan and full and empty tail fin tank version following procedure given in section 5.1 from table “Empty Weight C.G. Position”, section 5.4 in <kg/mm> or <in/lbs>.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Weight and Balance 5.2 Calculation of Loading Limits (continued) 2. Maximum approved Weight of Non-lifting Parts may vary, depending on empty weight and empty weight C.G. position: LS8-s: between 255 and 263 kg <562 to 580 lbs>...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Weight and Balance 5.2 Calculation of Loading Limits (continued) Example for entry in Flight Manual section 6.2: LS8-s LS8-sb Wing span [kg] / Empty Mass [lbs] [mm] / C.G. position [in] [kg] / Max. Cockpit Load...
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Instruments and. Equipment 6. Instruments- and Equipment List (Master Equipment List) Maximum mass of all Instrument Panel Installations max. 6.7 kg <14.8 lbs>. 6.1 Airspeed Indicator Manufacturer Type TCDS No. Winter 6FMS-4 (Diameter 80mm) TS 10.210/15 0-300 km/h Art.No.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Instruments and. Equipment 6.3 Seat Belt Harness (with multiple point buckles) Manufacturer Type TCDS No. Schroth 4-01-0.104 (Lap belt and 40.073/11 shoulder strap) Gadringer Lap belt 5202 40.070/32 Shoulder strap 2700 40.071/05 6.4 Compass Manufacturer Type TCDS No.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Placards 8. Markings and Placards MINIMUM COCKPIT LOAD: kg / lbs LS8-s and -sb Checklist with tail battery, tail tank full min. ________ This sailplane must be operated in with tail battery, tail tank empty min.
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Maintenance Manual LS8-s and LS8-sb Placards 8. Markings and Placards (continued) When using a battery in the vertical tail fin. Minimum Cockpit Load must be redetermined by weighing Use vertical tail fin battery only with main fuse at battery at vertical tail fin battery cover Canopy Emergency Release: open left side normally, pull right side with approx.15 kg/33 lbs force to stop...
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