Document: SLSA-MIP-5-4-0-US
Date of Issue: 05/2016
Revision: -
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3.1
General
BRISTELL S-LSA fuselage is a semimonocoque structure formed by stiffeners and aluminum
sheets. The fuselage consists of the front part with the cockpit and the rear part, the integral
part of which is the fin.
This chapter describes the following:
front part of the fuselage
rear part of the fuselage
cockpit (crew compartment)
luggage compartment
cockpit canopy
3.2
Description and operation
3.2.1
Front part of the fuselage
The front part of the fuselage consists of bulkheads No.1 to 7 (see Fig. 3-1). Cockpit with
adjustable seats is located between bulkheads No.1 and 7. The luggage compartment is
located behind the seats. Center section of wing (2) consists from the main spar attachments
located as bulkheads No.3 and the rear spar attachments located on the bulkhead No.5,
main landing gear attachment points (3) are located behind main center wing spar, top engine
mount attachment points (4) are located on the cross channel behind bulkhead No.1, bottom
attachment points are located on the cockpit floor and connected with reinforcement channels
under the floor.
3.2.2
Rear part of the fuselage
The rear part of fuselage is located between bulkheads No.8 and No.14 (see Fig. 3-1). It is a
semimonocoque structure formed by stiffeners and aluminum skins. The rear part of fuselage
is of elliptic section covered by aluminum sheets. The fin with rudder attachments (5) and
stabilizer attachments (6) is an integral part of the rear part of the fuselage. The bulkheads
No.13 and 14 form the stabilizer attachment points. The tail wheel landing gear is attached
to the rear part of fuselage.
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