Air Creation IXess 13, Maintenance Manual

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3.5.1 Keel
The keel of the wing is mainly constructed from 2017A aluminum. Each of the major
components of the wing is attached to the keel. Major components from the front to the
rear of the keel:
3.5.2 Nose Plates
The nose plates are bolted to the keel and provide attachment points from the leading
edges to the keel. They are attached to the keel with bolts. The nose plate bolts also fasten
the U-channel to the keel. The gooseneck catch fastens the front wires to the U-channel.
3.5.3 U-Bracket
The U-bracket is the major junction for the three main components of the aircraft, the
wing (keel attachment), trike (mast attachment) and control frame (top knuckle
attachment). The U-bracket has two components, a U-shaped channel, and an internal
nylon sleeve.
The U-bracket is allowed to rotate around the keel, and is held in position longitudinally
by nylon rings that are bolted to the keel.
The U-bracket should be checked thoroughly after any unusual loads, especially torsional
ones.
3.5.4 King Post
The king post assembly is a vertical post perpendicular to the keel of the wing, which
supports the reflex bridles, the top front and back wires, and the top side wires. The king
post works in compression, and is secured to the keel using a locating foot. The main
material is 6082 aluminum.
3.5.5 Tensioning U-channel
The cross bars tensioning U-channel is bolted to the keel with two bolts. These bolts are
used to attach the rear wires.
3.5.6 Control Frame
The control frame is constructed mainly from 6082 and 2017 aluminum. The control
frames down tubes work mainly in compression due to the positive loading of the wing,
which is reacted through the side wires and base bar sections. The base bar works mainly
in tension through the side wire loads from the crossbars and leading edges.
The control frame is bolted to the keel through the U-bracket. The fittings at the top of
the control frame allow relative movement between the U-bracket and the control frame.
This is necessary because of the movement between the base and the wing during the
weight shift control actions.
3.5.7 Leading Edge
The leading edges are mainly constructed from 7075, 2017 and 6082 aluminum. The
leading edges are mainly loaded in bending and compression .they share loading with the
cross bars during positive and negative flight loads.
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