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fuel pump is running.
Start the engine by pressing the red push button or by using the pull starter on the
right side of the engine. If the engine is cold the injection system can by activated
(you can hear it for ca. 0.5 sec) with the gas pedal.
Also if the engine is cold the gas pedal should be pressed down a little bit (but not
that much that the injection system is running again).
Shutdown: Just move the main switch to the lower “off” position.
The 2-stroke engine needs no warm up – once if it running full power may be
applied at any time.
4.3 ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION
The following figures must not be exceeded:
Value
Range
Maximum
Dimension
Rev. per minute
0-9999
6200
Rpm
Water temperature
40-120
110
°C
EGT (Exhaust Gas Temp.)
100-800
700
°C
5 WEIGHT, CENTER OF GRAVITY
The maximum legal takeoff weight of the XCitor is 368 kg including pilots, fuel and
luggage. If any equipment is added afterwards the payload must be reduced
accordingly. The pilot is responsible to maintain these limits.
Maximum Takeoff Weight
368 kg
The allowed range of the center of gravity (CG) must not be exceeded.
If only one person is flying the XCitor the front seat must be used. The pilot weight
must be more than 45 and less than 100 kg.
The rear seat may be loaded with minimum 0 and maximum 100 kg.
The CG must be located somewhere between 50 mm in front of the paraglider
attachment and 50 mm aft this attachment point (refer to chapter 11, weight and
balance).
This is important to keep the nod angle of the trike in the correct range with a
maximum of ± 10°, measured between ground and the u pper side of the engine
mount.
6 PERMITTED MANEUVERS
The XCitor is designed for safe loads b 4 G maximum and + 0,5 G
minimum load.
WARNING
- any aerobatic manoeuvres are NOT PERMITTED!
- roll angles of more than 60° during e.g. curves o r spirals are NOT PERMITTED!
7 STANDARD PROCEDURES
7.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter contains checklists and procedures for standard use.
Emergency procedures are described in chapter 8.