Aériane Swift'Light Rigging Manual Download

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M i c r o l i g h t A i r c r a f t a n d C o m p o s i t e E n g i n e e r i n g

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Swift’Light :

Rigging manual

February 2003

Summary of Contents for Swift'Light

Page 1: ...r c r a f t a n d C o m p o s i t e E n g i n e e r i n g A riane s a Rue des Poiriers 7 B 5030 Gembloux Belgium Tel 32 0 81 60 05 95 e mail info aeriane com Internet www aeriane com Swift Light Riggi...

Page 2: ...Swift Light Rigging manual 2 Contents Introduction A Rigging the cockpit B Rigging the wings C Rigging the fairing D Break down Appendix q Rudders control line q Ground handling q Reinforced areas...

Page 3: ...site materials are sensitive The wings are well protected from mechanical injury Caution The Swift container is not watertight If the rain wets the container dry the wings and the container without de...

Page 4: ...pins with the head up and the wire to the washer going downward to avoid this interfering with the wing 4 Slot the stick assembly rear pin into the eyebolt found on the right horizontal tube To do thi...

Page 5: ...end of the spar faces forward The bolts come from the back to the front A plastic washer goes underneath the wing nut to avoid hanging on the threaded part of the bolt 9 Stabilize the cockpit You can...

Page 6: ...wer one by the rib in order to release the last elevon hinge 12 Pull out 2 3 of the wing Take the wing by the bottom surface at the balance point one hand on the leading edge and the other on the trai...

Page 7: ...ng on the spar tip 20 Take hold of the wing tip and slide it onto the spar Be careful not to force the spar box it will slide on easily when it is properly lined up in all axes 21 When the wing is com...

Page 8: ...put in its ring 25 From this point on it is strongly advised to continue the rigging alone Take out the elevon push rod that was pushed into the wing for transport 26 Release the elevons rods at the w...

Page 9: ...g The elevons must be connected before the winglets are put on Do not connect up the flaps yet 32 Put the bracket on the rudder together with its elastic return The knot of the elastic is facing up 33...

Page 10: ...e little window 37 Rest the bottom surface on your knee Line up the turbulator on the top surface with the corresponding mark on the fairing 38 Press down to engage the Velcro from the line up point 3...

Page 11: ...the fairing making sure that the 2 skins line up perfectly with the elevon 43 Close up the vertical part making sure that they line up with the rudder 44 Make sure that the fairing fits snugly to the...

Page 12: ...all the way Finally screw up the rear one 48 Put the vortillons on point facing forward 49 Connect up the cables to the pedals Do not put them round the wrong way The left wing line to the left pedal...

Page 13: ...r corner with the wheel fairing then press home the Velcro going forward 53 With the slide latches open insert the bushes into the opening 54 From the rear angle press the Velcro following the rear ed...

Page 14: ...r on the top junction 60 Put the parachute window in place it is placed in the head rest during transport Lock the parachute support 61 Offer up the right window lining up the rear top corner with its...

Page 15: ...ndows on the trailing edge of the wings so that the widows line up with the top surface 66 Offer up the side window starting with the bottom forward corner following the side tube down 67 Follow the v...

Page 16: ...r 71 Offer up the wind screen 72 Clip the pipe clip on at about 2 3 up the front tube then slide it up Attach the bottom pipe clip 73 Position the point of the windscreen before engaging the Velcro 74...

Page 17: ...ack over the fairing pressing the Velcro firmly home 77 Offer up the windscreen fairing symmetrically 78 Velcro progressively starting from the front lining up with the windscreen Velcro 79 Connect up...

Page 18: ...are pinned to the wing do to before disconnecting the flap control inside the cockpit The elevon push rods are pushed inside the wing both at the elevon and cockpit ends The flap cables are hidden in...

Page 19: ...ld of the root cord 3 Rotate the wing to horizontal and work your way to the balance point 4 Once you have found the balance point put the wing on the top level in the container 5 Before collapsing th...

Page 20: ...engage the control column then bring the control stick against the thick side tube and fold down the triangular tube 8 Before folding down the side frames get the flap pulleys out of the way so that t...

Page 21: ...Swift Light Rigging manual 21 q Rudder control lines To take the wings away only remove the quick links 1 To fold down the cage the adjustment rope has to be removing from the cleat...

Page 22: ...the flaps to 0 then push on the nose backwards Lift up slightly the nose with flat hands on the lower surface 2 On rough ground it is easier to carry the Swift on the shoulder see foot launch section...

Page 23: ...wer skin 1 Between the leading edge and the spar thickest airfoil zone 2 Around the tip rib winglet support 3 Around the root rib q The upper skin is not reinforced Do not grab the airfoil The wing is...