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7.1 Aircraft
The TL-3000 Sirius is a full three axis, one engine, high wing, two place, side-by-side
seating, and tricycle landing gear aircraft with a steerable nose wheel.
7.2 Airframe
The primary aircraft structure is carbon fiber and fiberglass UV resistant reinforced
laminate with a inner foam core cre
ating a “sandwich” layered construction between
each ply.
7.3 Flight controls
The aircraft’s primary flight control system consists of two ailerons, a rudder, and a
large elevator. The aileron and elevator control surfaces are mechanically, the
rudder is manually operated by foot pedals.
7.4 Wing flap system
The aircraft utilizes plain-type flaps that are controlled by a three-position electric
controller positioned in the lower panel ahead of the crew seats. The control panel
also contains a flap position indication and a switch to set the flaps to any manually
selected deflection.
In first position are flaps totally retracted, in next HALF position is angle of deflection
15
° and flaps extended to FULL position has angle of deflection 45°.
7.5 Trim system
The rudder and right aileron are equipped with fixed, ground-adjustable trim tabs.
The elevator has an in-flight, adjustable trim tab that is connected to a control lever in
the cockpit.
7.6 Instrument panel
The instrument panel for the Sirius
is arranged to suit the pilot’s needs.
Sirius
flight instruments are arranged in the basic “T” configuration on the pilot (left)
side of the aircraft. Exceptions can include the absence of a particular instrument or
a variation in the order of the instruments at customer request.
7.7 Safety harnesses
Each seat in the aircraft is equipped with a four-point safety harness.
