Flight manual DG-1000S
Issued: March 2002
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1.3
Warnings, cautions and notes
The following definitions apply to warnings, cautions and notes used in the
flight manual.
"Warning"
means that the non observation of the
corresponding procedure leads to an
immediate or important degradation of the
flight safety.
"Caution"
means that the non observation of the
corresponding procedure leads to a minor or
to a more or less long term degradation of
the flight safety.
"Note"
draws the attention on any special item not
directly related to safety but which is
important or unusual.
Flight manual DG-1000S
Issued: March 2002
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1.4
Descriptive data
The DG-1000S is a two-place high performance sailplane for training and cross
country flying and in addition for aerobatic training.
The DG-1000S is available with different spans:
A)
Wing constructed from carbonfibre reinforced plastics with parting at y=
8,6m and wing tips for 20 m span with Winglets.
Wing tips for 18 m span are optional.
B)
Wing constructed from carbonfibre reinforced plastics with 18 m span
without parting.
Parting at y= 8,6m is optional
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Automatic hook ups for all controls.
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Comfortable seating and modern cockpit design similar to the DG-single-
seaters - safety cockpit.
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Large 2 piece canopy for very good in-flight vision.
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Draught free canopy demist and 1 adjustable swivel air vent for each pilot.
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Sealed airbrake and landing gear boxes.
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Controls in each cockpit.
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All controls are operated with the left hand, which enables the right hand to
remain on the control stick.
The DG-1000S is available with 3 different versions of the undercarriage:
A)
Very high spring mounted retractable main wheel with disc-brake, tail wheel.
B)
High spring mounted retractable main wheel with disc-brake, tail wheel and
nose wheel
C)
Fixed spring mounted main wheel with drum-brake, tail wheel and nose
wheel.
The main undercarriages versions B and C are interchangeable.
Other characteristics:
Waterballast in the wings and in the fin are optional with 18m span and standard
with 20m span.
Standard: A ballast-box is installed in the fin. It can be used to compensate the
mass of the rear pilot and as a trim-possibility for heavy pilots.
Max. ballast capacity: 12 kg.
Option: 2 ballast boxes in the front cockpit. The trim-weights used for the trim-
ballast box in the fin also fit into these ballast boxes.