Landing Gear; Tow Hooks; Seats And Safety Harness; Baggage Compartment - DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S Flight Manual

Flight manual DG-1000S

7.6 Landing gear

The DG-1000S is available with 3 different versions of the undercarriage:
A) Very high, spring mounted, retractable main wheel with hydraulic disc brake,
see diagram 7 M.M, tail wheel.
B) High spring mounted retractable main wheel with hydraulic disc brake, see
diagram 8 M.M, tail and nose wheel
C) Spring mounted, fixed main wheel with drum brake, see diagram 9 M.M., tail
and nose wheel.
The main undercarriages versions B and C are interchangeable.
a) Main wheel:
retractable, assisted by a gas strut (locked in retracted position by an
overcentre locking device) or non retractable.
Spring mounted with steel compression springs, fully sealed landing gear
box,.
Tyre 380 x 150 6 PR, diameter 380 mm (15 in.),
Tyre pressure 2,5 bar (48 psi)
b) Tail wheel:
Tyre 200 x 50 2 PR
Diameter 200 mm (7,87in.)
Tyre pressure 4 bar (58 psi)
c) Nose wheel (only version B) and C)):
Tyre 260 x 85
Diameter 260 mm (10,2 in)
Tyre pressure 2,5 bar (48 psi)

7.7 Tow hooks

See diagram 5 M.M.
Safety release "Europa G 88" for winch launch installed near the C.G.
"nose release E 85" installed in the fuselage nose for aerotow.
Both hooks are operated by the same handles.
Issued: March 2002

7.8 Seats and safety harness

The front seat is constructed as an integral inner shell.
The rear seat is height adjustable. The adjustment is by means of a strap similar
to the shoulder harness.
As safety harness only symmetric 4-point harnesses fixed at the given fixing
points are allowed.

7.9 Baggage compartment

Max. load 15 kg (33 lbs.).
Heavy pieces of baggage must be secured to the floor.
7.10 Waterballast system
(Optional with 18m wingspan, standard with 20m wingspan)
See diagram 6 M.M.
The wingtanks are constructed as double wall bags with a capacity of 80 l per
wing. The dump valves are mounted in the wings and the control is hooked up
automatically when rigging the glider.
Fin ballast tank
Ballast to compensate the mass of the water ballast in the wings, max. 6,2 kg.
This tank is an integral tank with a dump hose, an overflow and a ventilation
line. The ventilation line ends in the fin trailing edge shear web, the dump hose
and the overflow line are ending at he rear end of the fuselage besides the lower
rudder mount.
Filling is via the dump hose. The dump valve is opened by a cable and closed by
a steel tension spring.
Control handles
The handle for the fintank (wide plate) is above the wingtank handles, so that
the wingtanks can only be emptied after opening the fintank.
Warning: It is prohibited to change this system!
The handle for the fintank will stay in the open position by an overcentre device.
The upper handle is for the right and the lower handle for the left wingtank.
Issued: March 2002
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