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SCHEMPP-HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GmbH, KIRCHHEIM/TECK
Ventus-3T „Sport“ FLIGHT MANUAL
April 2018 .
Revision – 7.2.4
Canopy locking and jettisoning lever
Red marked lever on the left canopy frame. To open or jettison the canopy,
swing lever back (approx. 90°) up to its stop and raise canopy to the right.
Lock canopy - Forward position
Release canopy - Rear position (ca. 90°)
Canopy detachment
Sliding knob (black) on the cockpit inner skin on the right. Allows detaching the
canopy on the ground if this was unlocked before.
Remove canopy - Forward position
Lock canopy - Rear position
Water ballast dumping for wing tanks and optional fin tank
Black knob in the middle of the cockpit inner skin on the right is guided in a
crank. Opening and closing the valves of the wing tanks simultaneously with
the optional fin tank.
All valves closed - forward position
Valves of inner
tanks open
- middle position
All valves open - rearward position
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