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LS7 Rigging Instructions

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37. Lock both main pins as shown.

38. Put the

undercarriage down
and lock it down.

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Summary of Contents for LS7

Page 1: ...Darling Downs Soaring Club Inc Rigging and De Rigging Instructions LS7 XOW Overview Page 2 Rigging page 3 De Rigging page 19 ...

Page 2: ...ee member LS7 Captain or Trailer Officer if anything is missing The plug on all club trailers is the small seven pin variety DDSC has a number of adapters for other plug types stored in the bar area It is the pilot s responsibility to make sure that their retrieve vehicle is able to connect to the trailers electrics Plug trailer into the car and unhook the electrical wire from underneath of the fr...

Page 3: ...RAILER 1 Park the trailer 2 Chock the wheels 3 Apply the hand brake 4 Raise the front of the trailer 5 Extend the jacking post to hold the trailer in place 6 Open the front hatch 7 Locate the pin approximately high enough so the back door frame will rest flat on the ground ...

Page 4: ...LS7 Rigging Instructions Page 4 of 27 8 Clean the wing root fittings 9 Grease the wing root fittings 10 Remove the spar locking pin ...

Page 5: ...ge 5 of 27 11 Slacken off the turnbucke holding the rope from the glider s release hook 12 Free the rope from the turnbuckle PREPARATION REAR OF THE TRAILER 13 Open the rear of the trailer 14 Lay the back door of the trailer flat ...

Page 6: ...LS7 Rigging Instructions Page 6 of 27 15 Undo the strap 16 Fold back the cradle carrier 17 Remove the tailplane ...

Page 7: ...27 Two large safety pins hold the two tailplane frames in place in the trailer 18 Remove the tailplane with the frames intact 19 Place the tailplane safely on the side of the trailer out of the way of the remainder of the rigging process ...

Page 8: ...ge 8 of 27 20 Remember to lift the tailplane door compartment 21 Unlatch the strap holding down the rear fuselage 22 Carefully roll the fuselage back taking care not to let the top of the fin interfere with the top of the trailer ...

Page 9: ...7 23 Allow the fuselage cradle to rest on the door as shown 24 Release the rope from the release hook and place at the front of the trailer Place back into tool box at the front of the trailer for storage 25 Clean and grease the main pins ...

Page 10: ... main pins in the cockpit and on a rag Make sure the airbrake lever is cracked open just past the overcentre lock to aid in putting the wings on 27 Place the wing stand on the port side 28 Unlock the wing nuts on each of the aileron trailing edge supports and remove them ...

Page 11: ...Rigging Instructions Page 11 of 27 29 Roll the port wing out of the trailer taking care not to let the wing get too close to the fuselage wing root area 30 Place port wing into the root area of the fuselage ...

Page 12: ...age 12 of 27 31 Place wing stand under the port wing to support it The gap in the wing to fuselage should be like this 32 Roll back the starboard wing taking care not to let the wing get too close to the fuselage wing root area ...

Page 13: ...starboard wing spar stub inserts into fuselage flat or damage may occur when it gets pushed up against the port wing 34 Ensure both wings are properly located into the fuselage 35 Taking the tip of the starboard wing and using the wing support on the port wing or another wing person take the weight 36 Fit the greased main pins ...

Page 14: ...LS7 Rigging Instructions Page 14 of 27 37 Lock both main pins as shown 38 Put the undercarriage down and lock it down ...

Page 15: ...LS7 Rigging Instructions Page 15 of 27 39 Roll the fuselage back from the trailer 40 Attach the winglets ATTACHING THE TAILPLANE 41 Clean and grease the tailplane fittings ...

Page 16: ...LS7 Rigging Instructions Page 16 of 27 42 Clean and grease the fittings on the top of the fin 43 Fit the Total Energy Tube this can be done later 44 Remove the two tailplane frames ...

Page 17: ...e 17 of 27 45 Attach the tailplane locating the rear pins first Tailplane locking screw shown here Do not over tighten nut Do not wiggle tailplane to help lock into postion Give a light tap on the tailplane leading edge if needed ...

Page 18: ...f using Mineral Turpentine then Methylated Spirits to remove marks from old tape and dirt Tailplane locking area Wing roots winglets 48 Tape up the aircraft 49 Ensure a positive control check is conducted 50 Place tailplane frames fuselage cradle wing stand and aileron supports in trailer 51 Remember to replace the fittings and wing nuts fittings are marked left and right 52 Close up the trailer d...

Page 19: ...ets and set aside in a safe area 3 Remove the total energy tube and place in a safe area PREPARATION FRONT OF THE TRAILER 4 Park the trailer in front of the glider and lined up on the fuselage 5 Chock the wheels 6 Apply the hand brake 7 Raise the front of the trailer 8 Extend the jacking post to hold the trailer in place 9 Open the front hatch ...

Page 20: ...LS7 De Rigging Instructions Page 20 of 27 10 Locate the pin at approximately the 13th hole of the jacking post 11 Open the rear of the trailer 12 Lay the back door of the trailer flat ...

Page 21: ...7 De Rigging Instructions Page 21 of 27 13 Undo the strap 14 Fold back the cradle carrier and set cradle in the rails 15 Unlock the wing nuts on each of the aileron trailing edge supports and remove them ...

Page 22: ...hould be found in the Toolbox at the front of the trailer 17 Use the screwdriver situated in the toolbox a 10 cent piece can be used but not preferable to loosen the tailplane enough to remove it Replace screwdriver back in toolbox when finished 18 Remove the tailplane 19 Set the tailplane in the two frames and set beside the trailer out of the way ...

Page 23: ... 20 Remove Winglets and place in transport bags stored in trailer toolbox 21 Roll the glider up into the cradle and crack open the airbrake lever just past the overcentre lock to aid taking the wings off 22 Place wing stand under the port wing ...

Page 24: ...st one person on a wing and the wing stand on the other pull the main pins out and place in the cockpit Note there are no disconnections to be made as it is all quick connect disconnect 25 With one person on the tip and one or preferably two on the root end of the glider pull the starboard wing out ...

Page 25: ...he trailer fitting on the starboard side 27 Roll the wing in carefully resting the leading edge in the padded area in the trailer floor 54 Lock the trailing edge of the wing using the fittings as shown 28 Pull out the port wing and place in trailer as for starboard wing ...

Page 26: ...tructions Page 26 of 27 29 Retract the undercarriage 30 Secure all loose objects in the cockpit 31 Secure the cradle to the fuselage with the strap running through the main spar hole 32 Roll the fuselage into the trailer ...

Page 27: ...ch strap over fuse tail AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER 34 secure the spars with locking pins 35 Secure the rope from the nose release with the turnbuckle 36 lower the front of the trailer and retract the jacking post 37 Close up all doors 38 Attach trailer to the vehicle and take the brake off ...

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