SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GmbH., KIRCHHEIM/TECK
Ventus-2cM
FLIGHT MANUAL
4.2 Assembly
4.2.1 Rigging and de-rigging
Rigging
Rigging can be done by two people if a wing stand or trestle is placed under the
tip of one inbd. wing panel.
Prior to rigging, all connecting points (pins and corresponding bearings) on fuse
lage, wing and tailplane should be cleaned and greased.
Inboard wing panels
Keep main wing pin ready in the cockpit, set flap lever at "0", set water ballast
control knob at "closed" (for tanks closed). Unlock airbrake lever in the cockpit
and pull it back until a hole in the tube guiding the airbrake operating tube be-
comes visible, then insert into it the pin used to rig the outboard panels or the
round-headed tailplane rigging tool.
Then insert spar stub of port wing panel into fuselage cut out – concentrate on
lifting the trailing edge also and connect the fuel lines with the aid of the quick-
disconnect coupling (if a wing fuel tank is installed). The quick-disconnector of
the ventilation line needs a little force to push it home. Check that the spar stub
tip is located correctly on the far side of the fuselage and ensure that the angular
levers on the root rib are definitely inserted into their fuselage funnels (do not
raise aileron).
Now push panel home until its locating pins have fully engaged in their corre-
sponding fuselage bearings and push in the main wing pin for about 30 to 40 mm
(1.2 to 1.6 in.) so that the panel is prevented from sliding out by the GFRP lami-
nate covering the front wing suspension tube. The panel tip may now be placed
on a wing stand.
Insert spar stub of starboard panel (observe same criteria as on port wing), lift
leading edge slightly and push panel in until its locating pins have just engaged in
their bearings on the fuselage (with stub pins still clear of their bearing on the op-
posing root rib). Continue pushing while moving the panel gently fore and aft until
both stub pins have engaged in their bearing, then force panel home under vig-
orous pressure.
Finally push the main wing pin fully home and secure its handle (depress locking
pin and let it engage in the bracket on the panel covering the fuselage center
frame).
November
2003
LBA-app.
Revision --
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