D IAMOND AIRCRAFT
2 . 7 CENTER OF GRAVITY
HK 3 6 TS
FLIGHT MANUAL
Limitations
The reference datum plane for the center of gravity ( CG ) speci f icat
ions is tangent to the leading edge of the wing at the root rib . I t
i s vertical when the fuselage tube l i e s horizontal . Procedures for
a horizontal al ignment and empty mass CG specif ications can be found
in the Maintenance Manual , Section 4 .
The permis s ible f l ight CG range is:
Maximum forward CG
Maximum rearward CG
3 1 8 mm ( 12 . 52 in . ) aft of reference datum
4 3 0 mm ( 1 6 . 93 in . ) aft of reference datum
WAR.N I NG-
A f l ight CG which l ies outside the permis sible range
deteriorates the controllability and stabil i ty of the
airplane .
The procedure of checking the CG position is included in Sect ion 6 .
2 . 8 APPROVED MANEUVERS
This powered sailplane i s certi f ied in the Utility category .
NOTE
Aerobatics and spinning are forbidden!
Revision No .
Date
Source
Doc . No .
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Page No .
3 . 0 1 . 0 6
Jan 1996
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