Aeros COMBAT-09, Руководство по эксплуатации для владельца

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EMOVING THE SAIL FROM TH
ng the sail. Please read all the instruct
ve tarp or be extremely careful not to scrape y
bar protecti
other similar height support under the nose of the glider.
el.
. Dismount the downtube fitting-side wire connections, remove the side wires and pass them through the holes
inside of the sail.
original order so that it doesn’t get lost. All disassembled
the proper order and orientation.
. Slide the sail slightly forward and get the nose of t
ow slide the complete frame out through the open center zipper. If y
is hanging up.
re
t.
d p
. Fold and pack up the sail carefully if you plan to ship it in
you want done, your name and a phone number.
RE-INSTALLING THE SAIL ON THE FRAME
rted in the pocket.
folds in the Mylar insert, especially at the tips. Make sure
the Mylar wraps in the proper direction to follow the sail around the leading edge as it enters the pocket.
. Install the transverse battens in the sail.
. Position the sail on the floor with the keel pocket facing down and the wings folded over so that the leading edges
lie lying on top.
g edges installed.
e sail doesn’t get caught on to them during installation.
e plate facing up and with the rear end of the leading edges at the nose of the
sail. Slide the frame into the sail through the open bottom surface zipper, making sure that the leading edges of the frame
pass properly into the leading edge pockets of the sail and don’t get caught at the rear of the bottom surface near the
root. As you feed the frame slowly into the sail don’t forget to insert the keel into the keel pocket of the sail. Check
periodically to see that none of the hardware is snagging on the sail or internal sail ribs.
. Make sure you untie all sprogs from the leading edges and get them out of the sail through the sprog access
zip
R E AIRFRAME AND RE-INSTALLING
Many maintenance and repair procedures will require the
instructions when removing and reinstalli
removal of the sail from the frame. Please follow these
ions for each operation before beginning.
). Make sure the surface is clean. If it is abrasive, you should
our sail.
er bag. Untie the velcro ties, remove the basebar, winglets,
on bag.
m the sail. Dismount the sail from the front leading edge by
bing velcro and remove the sail mount webbing from the
e rear part of the keel tube. Detach the rear cables from the
tube. Unbolt the hang point tower with a spreader bar and a
SAIL REMOVAL
You will need an unobstructed area 2 m by 10 m (6x30 ft
either put down a protecti
1. Lay the glider on its back, unzip and remove the glid
battens and put them aside. Remove the control
2. Spread the wings slightly. Remove central battens fro
unscrewing the sail mount screw. Undo the sail mount web
plastic end at the rear leading edge.
. Put a chair or 3
4. Remove the screw from the keel pocket webbing at th
keel tube.
5. Dismount the control bar apex assembly from the keel
hang loop from the keel tube and slide it forward, along the ke
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Reassemble the hardware removed in its place in the
assemblies on the glider must be reassembled in
7 he frame out through the nose hole of the sail.
ou encounter resistance, stop and find out what
move the Mylar inserts and the transverse battens. The Mylar
It helps to secure the opposite end of the sail to something
ull the Mylar straight out of the pocket.
for repair. Be sure to include written instructions of what
N
8. If you need to send the sail to the factory for repair,
insert is to remove from the front end of the Mylar pocke
solid, so that you can lay the leading edge out straight an
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1. Install the Mylar inserts in the sail. Make sure you install them right side up; the slit edge is at the front and on the
bottom. The easiest way to install the Mylar insert is to push it into the pocket using a long lofting batten attached to the
end of the Mylar insert, which is first inse
You will have to stop from time to time to make sure the Mylar insert is properly lying flat in the pocket. Do not push
the Mylar insert too far into the pocket. Make sure there are no
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along the length of the root line, with the Mylar pockets
4. The frame is most easily inserted with the rear leadin
5. Tie all sprogs down to the leading edges so that th
6. Position the frame with the top nos
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pers.