Robin DR400/140B Supplementary Information Download

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NOORDZEE VLIEGCLUB OOSTENDE

DIESEL POWERED ROBIN

DR400/140B

Supplementary information

Remark:
This text is for info only, not to be known by heart, but it helps to
understand the Diesel engine. May help you to fall asleep as well.

INFORMATIONS BASED ON SUPPLEMENT PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
AND SUPPLEMENT AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MANUAL PUBLISHED BY
THIELERT AIRCRAFT ENGINES GmbH

Met bijzondere dank aan de collega’s van de RAAC voor het ter beschikking stellen van de
informatie ( F. Gardin –voorzitter NZVC)

Revision History:

V0.1 Initial text - Luc Sobry

V0.2 Initial editing - Danny Cabooter
V1 Some items in description set in bold to draw attention - Marc Teugels

Various layout changes - Marc Teugels

V2 Syntax and grammar review – Paul Hopff

System descriptions corrected – Paul Hopff

Aanpassingen voor NZVC OO-NZV – Gardin Franky

Versie oktober 07

Summary of Contents for DR400/140B

Page 1: ...TENANCE MANUAL PUBLISHED BY THIELERT AIRCRAFT ENGINES GmbH Met bijzondere dank aan de collega s van de RAAC voor het ter beschikking stellen van de informatie F Gardin voorzitter NZVC Revision History...

Page 2: ...is the case in the gasoline version but solely air Typical for diesel engines is that there is no throttle valve During the induction stroke the air can freely enter the cylinder Unlike in gasoline e...

Page 3: ...air cooled the TAE 125 01 is liquid cooled This in turn results in a significant change not only in the engine s cooling system but in the cabin heating system as well see below The power plant also i...

Page 4: ...in reason for the turbocharger is to increase the volumetric efficiency of the cylinders In other words the more air can be crammed into the cylinders during the induction stroke the greater will be t...

Page 5: ...t 60 about 1960 RPM at 80 about 2140 RPM etc and at 100 2300 RPM This implies that although the pilot cannot change the propeller RPM at all the FADEC produces the most efficient blade setting for the...

Page 6: ...he electric pump Thus far the system is similar to the original one except for the fact that for takeoff and landing the electrical pump must be ON 3 Beyond the shutoff valve the fuel is ducted toward...

Page 7: ...rather straightforward its main line supplies the various engine parts with the necessary engine driven supply pump oil pressure sensor oil filter and oil temperature sensor the used oil being then r...

Page 8: ...e system the other being the standby system ready to take over automatically should the active fail FADEC A is normally the active one Both these computers are located behind the right hand part of th...

Page 9: ...cally to FADEC B Should this not be the case as made evident by the engine s abnormal behaviour the switching from FADEC A to FADEC B can be done manually by pulling the Auto FADEC Pull to Force B bre...

Page 10: ...of water and BASF Glysantin Protect Plus G48 again a product which is only available through Maintenance Prior to start engine the pilot must check the coolant s level This is done by means of a yell...

Page 11: ...ngine compartment In other words when the cabin heat shutoff knob is closed the usual cabin heat knob has no effect The open position knob pulled out is the normal position during flight VACUUM SYSTEM...

Page 12: ...CG forward The DR400 135CDI delivers greater range and at altitude greater speed than AVGASpowered Robin of equivalent sea level power ratings for a given volume of fuel Normal category Maximum ramp...