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Operating manual ATOS VX

 

Conditions: 22.06.2004

 

Operating manual  

 
 

 

 

 
 
 

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Congratulate and cordially welcomely in the ATOS - family! With the ATOS VX you have 
in  high-quality aircraft acquired. So that you your ATOS VX the expected fun is 
prepared and you above all surely on the way, it is absolutely necessary to study the 
following manual attentively. For possibly arising difficulties and problems your A. stands 
for you.I.R. - Team or the ATOS Servicepoint at any time with advice and act to the side, 
next lain. 

 

Your A.I.R.- Team

 

Conditions: 06/04

 

Summary of Contents for ATOS VX

Page 1: ...and cordially welcomely in the ATOS family With the ATOS VX you have in high quality aircraft acquired So that you your ATOS VX the expected fun is prepared and you above all surely on the way it is absolutely necessary to study the following manual attentively For possibly arising difficulties and problems your A stands for you I R Team or the ATOS Servicepoint at any time with advice and act to ...

Page 2: ...between the packsack and z B hard metal bases to be put to be able As accessories a waterproof packsack is available which contains an appropriate herausnehmbare upholstery which can be geklettet in the case of transport from the outside to the desired places to the packsack also to the standard packsack and be stowed away during the flight in the cross beam 2 Structure guidance 1 The ATOS should ...

Page 3: ...s at the keel hang up The keel can be shifted in addition to the right and left Attention Not too far since otherwise the flaps can be damaged The flaps must be before hanging up the rings behind the tax handle see picture below 8 Zipper of the upper gel close 9 Nose fitting stretch In addition only the fitting hook afterwards with the help of keel Kiel stretch and with the Quick pin behind the al...

Page 4: ...fracture One should have problems when stretching can with the second hand when stretching through pressures on the rib end be helped Still more easily this goes with rib clamping fixture which is put on for extension on the rib tension adjuster This development aid is optionally available The rib tension adjuster must engage noticeably and may not also not too with difficulty go If necessary can ...

Page 5: ...uld easily pulled the same excursion have and in the 0 position flaps not deflected together not push Disassembly 1 Steering rope notices 2 Flaps notices 3 Ribs of rib 1 beginning open Rib 8 at cross beam fold In addition rib 7 must be expenditure steered to the keel Subsequently fold rib 7 again direction wing tip edge 4 Wing tip edge and sticking on rib of the cross beam take out 5 Sails in such...

Page 6: ...cedure corresponds to that of a conventional kite in the substantial one Flight The ATOS is steered only by Gewichtsverlagerung The control loads for in and recovery of a curve are however clearly smaller than with a hanging glider The ATOS possesses a high stability around all axles Therefore also the tax movements can be accordingly gently implemented Most simply this goes if one leaves the body...

Page 7: ...acing at the tax handle Is important after embracing to be able to pull not more highly than 1 3 of the tax handle length to seize over still sufficiently After embracing should be slipped with the hands not further as up to the tax handle center upward Absolutely seize carbon fiber trapezoid below the break section with the Airstream Importantly Around fold hurry reliably to lock must the rope af...

Page 8: ...starting and the course of motion and Timing one on the other to co ordinate nevertheless as without reservation as possible to be able common run exercises should be accomplished before The hanging up heights must be one on the other co ordinated Worked satisfactorily if the pilot as deeply as possible hangs and the passenger approx 15 20cm more highly in an own hanging up loop fastened to the ke...

Page 9: ... to the rear and the pilot cannot fly perhaps any longer fast enough Note Flow separation danger Note Since pilot and passenger with connected harnesses only very badly to run to be able should be started only with launch car 5 Maintenance The ATOS is mostly made of GRP components materials These materials show another breaking behavior contrary to aluminum and steel Most metallic materials permit...

Page 10: ...r by hand with thumbs and index fingers easily a defective soft place of the laminate can be determined A further sign for a weak point is a cracking noise when loading Special attention is to be given also to the connections of the gilled pipes to the cross beam Weak points with the rib connections can be best discovered by upward and down loading the rib in the folded up condition at its end app...

Page 11: ...de strained If one keeps the keel horizontal then the line should lie over the marking attached at the keel pipe hole to the Kielobersite If the distance is more largely than 15mm forward and 25mm to the rear then the belts must be placed behind Rope connection at the flap The line is particularly exposed to pin strong mechanical loads at the binding to the Quick Here and in every other place the ...

Page 12: ...ff weight 120 227kg 8 Technical data Span 14 m Wing aspect ratio 12 6 Flap positions 0 70 Wing area inclusive Tail unit 16m2 Equipment weight approx 46 kg Note By use of GRP components construction units Gewichtsänderungen can occur With questions we help ourselves to be pleased gladly and about Tipps and suggestions about Atos we Further information as well as safety reports are on our homepage Y...

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