Flylight Airsports Skyranger Swift, Operator'S Manual

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Skyranger Swift Operators Manual (issue 3)
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2. Description of the Aircraft
2.1 Ancestry
The Skyranger was conceived by Philippe Prevot in 1991. The first 200
examples were manufactured under licence by Synairgie between 1994
and 1998. The manufacture of the Skyranger was moved to Aeros in
the Ukraine in 1998, incorporating many developments in the design.
An updated shorter wing model – The Skyranger Swift then followed,
updated again in 2014 (known as ‘Swift2’) to incorporate several
features / options with the Skyranger Nynja. This manual is for all Swift
versions.
2.2 Construction
The Skyranger Swift is predominately constructed of pin-jointed
straight aluminium tubes with wings and tail covered with pre-sewn
polyester or optional laminate fabric. The fuselage is covered in non
structural glassfibre panels.
2.3 Flying Controls
2.3.1 Pitch control is by fore-aft movement of the control stick, with
movement transmitted to a conventional elevator through cables.
2.3.2 Pitch trimming is by a hand-operated lever mounted in the central
console between the seats, with movement transmitted through a cable
to a trim-tab on the starboard elevator, reacted with springs.
2.3.3 Roll control is by sideward movement of the control stick, with
movement transmitted through cables to part-span, differential-
movement ailerons.
2.3.4 Yaw control is by dual-control foot pedals, with movement to the
rudder transmitted through cables.
2.3.5 Braking is by hand lever operated hydraulic disc brakes.
2.3.6 The undercarriage is of tricycle arrangement, with nose wheel steering
mechanically linked to the dual-control rudder pedals.
2.3.7 Flaps are lowered in two stages by lifting a hand-operated lever
located between the seats whilst gripping an integral latching lever.