Pilots Operating Handbook
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YL-MFG
Revision 7, Issue 1
4/6/2016
7 Airplane and Systems Description
7.1
Introduction
This section provides description and operation of the airplane and its systems. Refer to
Addendum/Manuals
for details on optional systems and equipment.
7.2
Airframe
The airplane is an all-composite, two-place, low wing; single-engine airplane equipped with
retractable tricycle landing gear and is designed for sport flying and introductory training purposes.
The construction of the fuselage is a carbon composite monocoque. Nose gear and engine mount
assembly attach to the firewall separating the cabin from engine compartment.
The aft fuselage empennage (tail assembly) consists of horizontal and vertical stabilizers, the
rudder, a left elevator, and a right elevator with elevator trim tab. Attaching on either side the
fuselage, the wing contains fuel tanks at the wing root. Aft of the rear wing spar are mounted the
flaps (inboard) and ailerons (outboard). The wing, empennage, and flight control surfaces are also
made of carbon composite monocoque construction.
The airframe is also equipped with a whole-aircraft emergency BRS (Ballistic Recovery System)
attached to the airframe through a suspension harness and various attachment hardware. The BRS
installation consists of the soft pack parachute system, soft pack bed mount support structure, solid
propellant rocket motor, emergency activation handles with mounting hardware and cable
assembly.
7.3
Flight Controls and Trim System
The airplane's flight control system consists of conventional aileron, rudder, and elevator control
surfaces. The control surfaces are manually operated through control rods, cables and mechanical
linkage using a control stick for the ailerons and elevator, and rudder pedals for the rudder.