Flight Manual LS10-s,-st
Issued: December 2011 TN LS10-02
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Canopy
Canopy emergency release
Canopy locks
: pull both red handles to stops
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Right handle operates emergency canopy jettison, therefore
it has longer travel than left handle.
Pull with more than 15kg / 33lbs!
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Hand force increases for emergency jettison travel to avoid
unintentional jettison during normal operation.
Canopy:
Push off canopy using both red handles
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The gas strut which lifts the instrument panel assists the
canopy jettison.
LS-latch (Röger hook)
:
This device is installed at the upper rear end of the
canopy and serves as hinge point for the canopy after
emergency release..
Checking the emergency release on the ground and removal of canopy:
One person must sit in the cockpit and one person must hold the canopy at the
front end.
1.
With canopy closed pull on both red handles to bring them to the open
position. Thereafter pull strongly on the right hand handle to jettison the
canopy.
2.
As soon as the canopy is lifted by the instrument panel support the person
at the front end must hold the canopy so that it will not be lifted more than
approx. 3 cm ( 1 in.).
3.
The person in the cockpit must then lift the canopy at the rear end to
disengage the LS-latch (Röger hook).
4.
Open the canopy simultaneously with the movement of the instrument
panel.
5.
If you want to remove the canopy from the glider disconnect cables, if
equipment like a GPS antenna is installed on the glare shield.
Reinstalling the canopy:
Two people are required to operate and hold the canopy
1.
Connect all cables, if equipment like a GPS antenna is installed on the
glareshield
2.
Bring the locking lever at the canopy into the open position (rotate
clockwise)
3.
Place the canopy on the instrument panel support. Move the locking pin
with the knurled knob (at the instrument panel support) upwards and move
the locking pin through the release cut-out in the canopy. Rotate the
locking lever at the canopy counter-clockwise until the canopy is locked.
Both elements are accessible from the fuselage nose with an open canopy.
