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Aeros Fox-13 Owner's Service Manual

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OWNER / SERVICE MANUAL
Manufactured by:
AEROS Ltd.
Post-Volynskaya St. 5
Kiev 03061
Ukraine
HANG GLIDER
FOX
January 2020
Tel: (380 44) 4554120
Fax: (380 44) 4554116
E-mail:
INFO@AEROS.COM.UA
Web-site:
http://www.aeros.com.ua

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  • Page 1 HANG GLIDER 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 Web-site: http://www.aeros.com.ua January 2020...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Technical Information and Operating Limitations ............ 2. Fox Reassembly after Shipping Procedure…………………………………… ... 3. Fox Breakdown for Shipping Procedure………………… ... ……………………… ..4. Fox Set-Up Procedure ................... 5. Preflight Procedure…………………………………………………………………………… 11 6. Laying the Glider Down Flat…………………………………………………………………. 13 7.
  • Page 4 We encourage you to read this manual thoroughly for information on the proper use and maintenance of your Aeros glider. If you have access to the Internet, please visit us regularly at http://www.aeros.com.ua In case of any doubts or questions contact your local dealers or Aeros.

  • Page 5: Technical Information And Operating Limitations

    Max. clip-in weight, kg (lb) 114 (251) Aeros recommends that no attempt should ever be made to deliberately spin the glider. The stability, controllability, and structural strength of a properly maintained Fox have been determined to be adequate for safe operation when the glider is operated within the entire manufacturer specified limitations.

  • Page 6: Fox Breakdown For Shipping Procedure

    into the clevis pin in the front leading edge. When the rear leading edge is fully engaged, you will not be able to rotate it. 4. Tighten the sail along the leading edge by putting the sail mount webbing into the slot in the end cap of the leading edge # 3.

  • Page 7: Fox Set-Up Procedure

    4. FOX SET-UP PROCEDURE 1. Lay the glider on the ground, with the bag zipper up and at right angles to the wind. 2. Undo the zipper, pull out the battens and the speed bar. 3. Lift and deploy the control frame legs. Remove the quick pin from the corner bracket.
  • Page 8 Aeros convention is that red marked battens go in the left wing and green marked battens in the right. Battens are numbered from the center outwards, and the longest batten in a Fox is designated as the "No.
  • Page 9 To open or close the batten tip lever - press firmly on the undersurface of the tip lever to disengage or engage it (fig. 7). Figure 7 8. Spread the wings all the way and check all cables for any twisted thimbles or tangled cables. At the rear inside of the keel pocket find the sweep (crossbar tensioning) wire.
  • Page 10 10. Install the last three cambered outboard top surface battens. Install the tip lever battens as shown on the figures below (fig. 11 and fig. 12). Figure 11 Figure 12 11. The next step is to install the outboard sprogs. To do so swing the sprog away from the leading edge and push it towards the leading edge in to the receptacle.

  • Page 11: Preflight Procedure

    5. PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE Conduct a complete preflight inspection of the glider, checking all assemblies, which have not already been checked. Every bolt, nut, pin, safety ring, and fastener of any kind should be checked during every pre-flight. A full pre-flight inspection should precede every flight you make, not just the first flight of the day.
  • Page 12 Check the safety ring, nut and bolt which secures the hang loop to the kingpost. Check the kingpost top for proper attachment of the bridles and condition of the top rear wire, carabiner and bridle wires. Along the trailing edge, right wing: Same as for the left wing. At the right tip: Same as for the left tip.

  • Page 13: Laying The Glider Down Flat

    6. LAYING THE GLIDER DOWN FLAT Once you have the glider set up, it can be laid down flat on the ground. 1. Remove the nose cone from the nose. 2. Release the bottom front wires from the nose hook. 3.

  • Page 14: Aerotowing

    9. AEROTOWING Special care must be taken in any form of towing. WARNING MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE HARNESS ROPES ARE HIDDEN INSIDE THE HARNESS AND WILL NOT GET TANGLED ON THE CART DURING TAKE OFF. If possible, it is best to adjust the keel cradle on the cart to re-set the glider to the proper angle of attack. For Fox the best angle of the keel tube in relation to horizon is approx.

  • Page 15: Fox Breakdown

    You should be relaxed, with a light grip on the bar, and your weight should be fully supported in your harness and not at all by your arms. (If your harness does not allow you to hang in the proper semi- upright landing position “hands off,”...

  • Page 16: Glider Tuning

    12. GLIDER TUNING Properly tuned, the glider is safe, comfortable and fun to fly. The glider has been tested and tuned by the manufacture or your dealer. However, in case you have enough experience, you may tune the glider by yourself, as written below, if necessary.

  • Page 17: Fox Breakdown For Shipping Procedure In A 2 Meters Short Package

    13. FOX BREAKDOWN FOR SHIPPING PROCEDURE IN A 2 METERS SHORT PACKAGE (Fox-B and Fox-BM models only) The Fox design allows for the glider transportation in a 2.2 meters short package. Please read and be sure you thoroughly understand this manual before breaking down you glider in to a short package.
  • Page 18 Figure 26 Figure 27 6. Detach the main hang loop from the back-up hang loop (fig. 27 and fig.28). Remove the king post from the hang loop and from the king post channel (fig. 29). Figure 28 Figure 29 7. Unscrew appropriate carabiners and detach the sweep wire and the upper rear wire from rubber cords (fig.
  • Page 19 of the sail goes into the wider part of the glider bag and zip the glider bag up (fig. 32 and fig. 33). Figure 32 Figure 33 12. Remove battens from the batten bag. Disconnect battens #1 and #2 as shown on the fig. 34, or simply unscrew the rear part of the batten on the newer models and put all battens back in to the batten bag.
  • Page 20 Figure 38 Figure 39 16. Wrap bearing faces of tubes with soft foam to protect them from possible damage during transportation (fig. 39). 17. Put two Velcro ties on the glider bag with the sail inside (fig. 40). Pack all components of the frame on top of it carefully, using pieces of soft foam as pads in places that stick out or interfere with each other in order to protect frame parts from damage during transportation (fig.

  • Page 21: Fox Reassembling After Shipping Procedure From A 2 Meters Short Package

    Figure 44 Figure 45 Fox reassembling procedure from a 2 meters short package is reverse to its breakdown procedure. Please read written above manual and be sure you thoroughly understand it before reassembling your glider from a 2 meters short package. 14.
  • Page 22 leading edge into the front leading edge, rotating as necessary, until the spring button in the middle leading edge engages securely into the holes in the front leading edge (fig. 48). Repeat for another half wing. Connect the rear leading edge with the middle leading edge. Align both tubes and slide the rear leading edge into the middle leading edge, rotating as necessary, until the slot in the rear leading edge engages securely into the clevis pin in the middle leading edge.
  • Page 23 10. Position the frame with the control frame facing down and with the rear end of the leading edges at the nose of the sail (fig. 50). Slide the frame into the sail through the nose opening, making sure that the leading edges of the frame pass properly into the leading edge pockets of the sail and don’t get caught at the rear of the bottom surface near the root.

  • Page 24: Maintenance

    Aeros directly. It is not always obvious which items require attention and which may not. Minor dents or dings in a non-critical location on an airframe tube may not require any repair or maintenance. On the other hand, a wire that has been kinked one time can fail very quickly after that, and should be replaced immediately.
  • Page 25 3. Tie a lightweight string tightly across the wing from the inner of the supported battens to the corresponding batten on the other wing. 4. Measure the height of each thread relative to the top of the keel tube. The results should be as follows: Fox-16 Batten number Sail height above keel tube, mm 1 - 1...

  • Page 26: In Closing - A Few Final Words On Your Safety

    - Your glider 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 glider, you should consult your dealer or Aeros for advice. - Only fly after having attended a good school, recognized by your hang gliding federation.
  • Page 29 4-F16.250.000.AD 9-F16.600.000.AD 32-F16.501.000 6-F16.300.002.AD 3-F16.220.000.AD 11-F16.620.000.AD F16.100.000.AD Лит. Масса Масштаб Изм. Лист № докум. Подп. Дата 1:20 Fox 16 Airframe (Fox 16 Каркас) Разраб. 07.12.10 Пров. Т.контр. Лист 1 Листов 8 Нач. КБ "AEROS" Н.контр. Утв. F16.100.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 30 A (1 : 1) 67-Болт 6-68 ОСТ131120-80 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 55-STL.231.000 24-CBT2.14.181.000 42-STL.122.005 24-CBT2.14.181.000 56-STL.232.000 60-STL.521.003 21-STL.237.000.AD 26-DSC12B.266.000 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 75-Nut M6 (DIN934) 70-Болт 6-76 ОСТ131120-80 78-Safety Ring SBR1016 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) Лист...
  • Page 31 B (1 : 1) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 80-Splint 2.0 x 25 SBS2025 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 2 шт 72-Nut M8 ОСТ133042-80 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 2 шт 57-STL.235.000 64-Болт 6-34 ОСТ131120-80 84-Washer M8 (DIN 125) 63-Болт...
  • Page 32 80-Splint 2.0 x 25 SBS2025 73-Nut M6 ОСТ133048-80 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) C (1 : 2) 34-F16.455.000 D (1 : 1) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 95-КТu5 71-Болт 6-62 ОСТ131160-80 65-Болт 6-58 ОСТ131120-80 45-STL.168.005 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 77-Safety Ring SBR1011 91-MCD040...
  • Page 33 E (1 : 1) 28-DSC14A.236.005 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 33-F16.360.000 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 75-Nut M6 (DIN934) 78-Safety Ring SBR1016 21-STL.237.000.AD Лист F16.100.000.AD Изм. Лист № докум. Подп. Дата F16.100.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 34 F (1 : 1) 33-F16.360.000 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 75-Nut M6 (DIN934) 78-Safety Ring SBR1016 20-STL.116.000.AD 25-DSC12A.260.000 59-STL.521.000 30-DSC14A.261.000 39-STD.0326 77-Safety Ring SBR1011 37-Pin 6х57(54) 38-STD.0001 66-Болт 6-66 ОСТ131120-80 84-Washer M8 (DIN 125) 83-Washer M6 (DIN 125) 72-Nut M8 ОСТ133042-80 76-Nut M6, self-locking (DIN 985) 80-Splint 2.0 x 25 SBS2025 Лист...
  • Page 35 G (1 : 2) 41-STG.B.134.000 I (1 : 1) 79-Safety Ring SBR1519 19-STD.0344.AS 82-Tapping Screw 4.2x13 44-STL.132.000 87-AL051-500 Лист F16.100.000.AD Изм. Лист № докум. Подп. Дата F16.100.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 36 H (1 : 2) 58-STL.312.000 46-STL.168.009 49-STL.203.000 52-STL.209.000 53-STL.211.000 94-TR580R 93-TR580L 48-STL.202.000 89-BE64/33 50-STL.206.000 90-BE65 51-STL.207.000 Лист F16.100.000.AD Изм. Лист № докум. Подп. Дата F16.100.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 37 Keel Tube №2 (Килевая труба №2) Пров. Т.контр. Лист 1 Листов 1 3 DSC14B.193.000.AD Button Spring One-sided (Фиксатор односторонний ) Нач. КБ 4 F16.150.003.WD Трубка 10х1х38.5 Труба Д16Т 10x1 ОСТ192096-83 "AEROS" Н.контр. 5 STL.101.007 Заглушка Полиамид ПА-12-10,6 ОСТ-05-42 1 Утв. F16.150.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 39 Дата Cross-beam Assembled (Поперечина СБ) Разраб. 10.08.10 Поз. Обозначение Наименование Кол. Пров. Т.контр. Лист 1 F16.351.000.AD Cross-beam №1 (Поперечина №1) Листов 1 Нач. КБ F16.352.000.AD Cross-beam №2 (Поперечина №2) "AEROS" Н.контр. STL.116.000.AD Button Spring (Фиксатор) Утв. F16.350.000.AD Копировал Формат А3...
  • Page 40 Safety Strap (Лямка страховочная) 3 F16.703.000.AD Hang Strap Cover (Чехол лямки подцепа) F16.700.000.AD Лит. Масса Масштаб Изм. Лист № докум. Подп. Дата Hang Strap (Лямка подцепа) Разраб. 19.11.10 Пров. Т.контр. Лист 1 Листов 1 Нач. КБ "AEROS" Н.контр. Утв. F16.700.000.AD Копировал Формат А4...

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