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AIR CREATION
Aérodrome de Lanas - 07200 AUBENAS - France
Tél.: 33 (0) 4 75 93 66 66 - Fax: 33 (0) 4 75 35 04 03 - Internet: www.aircreation.fr
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Flight specifications
WARNING:
This wing is not designed for aerobatics.
Respect of the flight envelope is imperative
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Maximum Pitch attitudes 30° nose up, 30° nose down
Maximum Bank angle 60°
Aerobatics and deliberate spinning prohibited
V.N.E. (never to be exceeded): 83 mph (135 km/h)
Maximum Take-Off Weight 462 kg (1019 lbs)
Acceleration 4/-0g ; positive “g” at all times
Stalls authorized only in glide path with a progressive speed reduction and
throttle to idle position.
Beyond these limits, some stability or control loss, structural failure or irreversible "tumbling"
motions may occur.
Better handling will only be reached after about 10 flying hours and control during roll will be
more difficult during the first flights.
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Controls
Control bar:
Pushing the bar forward causes the wing to pitch its nose up, which increases its angle of attack
and decreases its speed. If you pull the bar towards you, you decrease the angle of attack and
increase speed.
Roll control is effected from lateral movement of the control frame, and thus the center of
gravity of the aircraft, and follows weight shift convention, i.e. bar left, center of gravity moves
to the right, aircraft rolls to the left.
A separate yaw control is not provided. Like other weight shift aircraft, yaw is provided from
the secondary effect of banking.
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Flight Technique
Taxiing
Avoid turning sharply as this generates large amounts of torque and hence wear, transmitted to the pylon,
hang point and keel. Always try to keep the wing aligned with the trike when turning by bracing the control
bar. Turning circle on the ground is very small, but beware – wing tips stick out and can move around their
arc very fast!
Take-off and landing techniques
Take-off is conventional. Keep the aircraft straight using the nose wheel steering. Allow the bar to float in
the neutral position in pitch and keep the wings level. Let the control bar move forwards to obtain takeoff
rotation. As the aircraft rotates, allow the control bar to move back smoothly and allow airspeed to build.
If taking off in calm conditions or from a soft field or from a field with long grass, the minimum take-off roll
distance is reached by increasing rpm to full power with brake, then releasing the brake and pushing the
