Glaser-Dirks DG-400 Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Glaser-Dirks DG-400. We have 1 Glaser-Dirks DG-400 manual available for free PDF download: Flight Manual

Glaser-Dirks DG-400 Flight Manual (75 pages)

Motorglider

Brand: Glaser-Dirks | Category: Aircrafts | Size: 2 MB

Manual Ammendments
2
General
7
3-Side View
7
Description
8
Technical Details
8
Description of the Components
8
Description of the Cockpit, the Controls and Details
11
Instrument Panel
12
Main Switch
15
Engine Elapsed Time Indicator
16
Emergency Switch
16
Water Ballast Dump Levers
16
Option BEA
17
Operating Limitations
21
Approved Flight Regimes
21
Required Minimum Equipment
21
Airspeed Indicator
21
Altimeter
22
Engine Speed Indicator
22
Fuel Gauge
22
Rear View Mirror
22
Airspeed Limits
24
Engine Operating Limitations
25
Fuel
25
Maximum G-Loadings
25
Weights
25
Center of Gravity Locations
26
Loading Chart
26
Baggage
26
Waterballast
26
Tow Release
30
Weak Links
30
Tire Pressure
30
Crosswinds
30
Emergency Procedures
31
Spin Recovery
31
Canopy Jettison/Bail out
31
Landing Wheel up
31
Water Ballast
32
Landing with Only One Tank Filled
32
Starting the Engine with the Starter Not Working
32
Engine Failure
33
Power Loss During Take off
33
Power Loss During Flight
33
Fires
33
In Engine During Starting in Flight
34
In the Fuselage
34
Rear Fuselage
34
Normal Operation
35
Daily Inspection
35
Cockpit Check
37
Additional Checks before Self Launching
37
Self Launching
38
Starting the Engine on the Ground
38
Starting Problems
39
Start Roll
39
Take off
39
Take off Distance
40
Stopping and Retracting the Engine in Flight
41
Restarting the Engine in Flight
42
Extension
43
Aerotow-Winch Launch
44
Winch Launch
44
Free Flight
45
Stall Characteristics
45
Stall Airspeed in Knots
45
Cross Country Flight with the Engine
45
High Speed Flying
46
Thermaling
47
Cloud Flying
47
Simple Aerobatics
47
Approved Manoeuvres
47
Stall Turn
48
Spins
48
Inducing the Spin
48
Recovering from the Spin
48
Approach and Landing
49
With the Engine Retracted
49
With the Engine Extended and Running
49
With the Engine Extended and Stopped
49
Flight with Water Ballast
50
Wing Tanks
50
Filling of the Tanks
50
Dumping of the Waterballast
50
Flight in Rain
51
With the Engine Running
51
Taxiing
52
Flight Using the Wing Fuel Tanks
52
Rigging and Derigging
53
Rigging of the 17M Insertable Wing Tips
54
Disassembling of the Wing Tip
54
Filling the Water Ballast Tanks
55
Filling the Fuel Tanks
55
Tie Down, Parking
56
Derigging
56
Trailering
57
Service and Care
58
Hints for Care
58
Care of the Horizontal Tailplane
59
Plexiglass Canopy
59
Metal Parts
59
Powerplant
59
Additional Information
60
Gliding Performance
60
DG-400 Performance Polar with 15 M Wingspan
62
DG-400 Performance Polar with 17M Wingspan
63
Cruising Flight
68
Maximum Operational Altitude
68
Maximum Range
68
Maximum Level Flight Speed
68
Flight with the Engine Removed from the Aircraft
69
Maintenance
70
Alterations or Repairs
70
Maintenance Instructions for Equipment
71
Airspeed Calibration
72
Indicated Airspeed
72
Power Plant Trouble Shooting
73
Extension and Retraction Doesn't Work
73
Engine Starting Problems
73
Engine Doesn't Reach Ground Test ROM
73
Fuel Leaks out of the Carburettors
74
Ignition Problems
74
No Sparks
74
Sudden Power Loss at Full Throttle
74

Glaser-Dirks Categories

Aircrafts

More Glaser-Dirks Manuals

Glaser-Dirks DG-400 Manuals

Glaser-Dirks DG-400 Flight Manual (75 pages)

Table of Contents

Related Products

Glaser-Dirks Categories