SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GmbH, KIRCHHEIM/TECK
Ventus-3T „Sport“
FLIGHT MANUAL
April 2018
Revision –
6.2.4.1
6.2.4
Wing water ballast load
Maximum all-up mass including water ballast m
max
:
600 kg 1323 lb
C/G position of water ballast in wing tanks (aft of datum):
Inner tank (inboard wing panel):
172 mm / 6.77 in
Middle tank (inboard wing panel):
194 mm / 7.64 in
Wing tank (outboard wing panel):
214 mm / 8.43 in
Total capacity of both wing tanks (Inbd. and Outbd. wing):
178 kg / 392.4 lb
both inner tanks:
46 kg / 101.4 lb
both middle tanks:
106 kg / 233.7 lb
both outboard tanks:
26 kg / 57.3 lb
Note:
Fill always the inner tank (inboard wing panel) first, afterwards fill the
outer wing tanks.
Wing water ballast load:
When determining the max. permitted wing water ballast load m
WB_wing
the
following data are helpful:
o
Maximum all-up mass with waterballast m
max
[kg]
o
Empty mass of the aircraft m
empty
[kg] – refer to section 6.2.2 and 6.2.3
o
Load in the cockpit m
Cockpit
[kg]
o
Tail water ballast m
FB
[kg] – refer to section 6.2.5
The computation of the maximum permitted water ballast in the wings m
WB_wingl
kg
(lb) is done with following formula:
m
WB_wing
= m
max
– m
empty
- m
Cockpit
- m
FB