AEROPRAKT A32, Pilot Operating Handbook

Page 1: ...on Number N328AM Airplane Serial Number 060 Date of issue 12 18 2017 Approved by Yuriy Yakovlyev Position Chief designer Date of approval 12 18 2017 This manual must be carried in the airplane at all...

Page 2: ...e present manual except actual weighing data must be recorded in the following table according to information from the Manufacturer New or amended text in the revised pages will be indicated by a blac...

Page 3: ...rgency procedures 10 3 1 General 10 3 2 Emergency checklists 10 4 Normal Procedures 15 4 1 General 15 4 2 Preflight check 15 4 3 Engine starting 17 4 4 Taxiing 18 4 5 Before takeoff 18 4 6 Normal take...

Page 4: ...mpartment 51 7 14 Recovery system 51 8 Aircraft Ground Handling and Servicing 53 8 1 Introduction 53 8 2 Towing parking and tie down instructions 53 8 3 Servicing fuel oil and coolant 53 8 4 Approved...

Page 5: ...rd Practice for Design and Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engines for Light Sport Aircraft F2506 13 Standard Specification for Design and Testing of Light Sport Aircraft Propellers F2745...

Page 6: ...2 22 m Wheel base 4 ft 2 in 1 27 m Wheel track 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Gross weight Maximum Take Off Weight MTOW 1320 lb 600 kg Top speed at sea level ISA conditions 116 kts 215 km h Cruising speed IAS at 10...

Page 7: ...50 27 VS0 stalling speed at maximum takeoff weight with full flaps Green arc start 60 32 VS stalling speed at maximum takeoff weight with flaps up White arc 50 147 27 79 VS0 to VFE flap extended spee...

Page 8: ...ctor limits G limits Approved maneuvers include turns with bank angles up to 60 side slipping with angles up to 15 level and accelerated stalls without spinning diving at a speed below VNE of 240 km h...

Page 9: ...normal maximum 0 15 0 4 bar 2 2 5 8 psi 0 5 bar 7 26 psi Fuel antiknock properties min RON 95 min AKI 911 European standard EN 228 super EN 228 super plus Aviation standard AVGAS 100 LL ASTM D910 Oil...

Page 10: ...bandon cockpit 5 Take measures to extinguish the fire 3 2 2 Engine failure during take off 3 2 2 1 during takeoff roll 1 Throttle IDLE 2 Ignition OFF 3 Brakes APPLY as necessary 3 2 2 2 immediately af...

Page 11: ...valves CLOSE 5 Landing area SELECT consider altitude and wind No place suitable for landing use recovery system 6 Emergency call TRANSMIT 121 5 MHz or nearest airfield frequency 7 Flaps EXTEND FULLY o...

Page 12: ...h 59 kts best glide 3 Oil pressure CONTROL 4 Oil pressure normal follow PRECAUTIONARY LANDING procedure see section 3 2 6 5 Oil pressure high follow EMERGENCY LANDING procedure see section 3 2 5 3 2 1...

Page 13: ...ckage Signs of the blockage airspeed indicator reading either does not change with changing airspeed in level flight or reduces during a steady descent or increases during a steady climb 1 Airspeed in...

Page 14: ...l quantity indicator 1 IGNORE power plant instruments readings 2 Engine rpm CONTROL by engine noise 3 Follow PRECAUTIONARY LANDING procedure see section 3 2 6 3 2 16 Loss of flight controls 1 Elevator...

Page 15: ...rainwater snow frost ice and dirt 3 Rigging CHECK visually 4 External damage NONE 4 2 2 Power plant 1 Propeller and spinner CLEAN INTACT and SECURE 2 Top cowling REMOVE for engine inspection 3 Oil coo...

Page 16: ...rface CLEAN and INTACT 2 Clamps stops REMOVED 3 Horizontal stabilizer attachment fittings and bolts INTACT and SECURE 4 Rudder elevator and trim tab CLEAN and INTACT 5 Rudder elevator and trim tab hin...

Page 17: ...ntainer BAGGAGE SECURED CONTAINER CLOSED 8 Starter key REMOVED 9 All electrical switches OFF 10 Flight instruments INTACT CHECK READINGS 11 Movements of controls check FREE and FULL 12 Yokes Stick rud...

Page 18: ...GAGE 3 Coolant temperature CHECK minimum 140 F 60 C 4 Oil temperature CHECK minimum 120 F 50 C 5 Fuel level CHECK 6 Fuel valves CHECK 7 Flaps EXTEND position 1 4 6 Normal takeoff 1 Rudder pedals NEUTR...

Page 19: ...strong turbulence and at low altitudes 4 10Approach 1 Speed REDUCE below 147 km h 79 kts minimum 100 km h 54 kts 2 Flaps EXTEND position 1 Wind stronger 8 m s 16 kts FLAPS UP 3 Elevator trim tab ADJUS...

Page 20: ...level off at approximately 0 3 m 1 ft Gradually reduce bank and side drift while flaring and leveling off 7 Throttle IDLE 8 Touchdown at minimum speed at the beginning of the runway Avoid touching gro...

Page 21: ...specified below Best angle of climb speed VX 100 km h 54 kts Best rate of climb speed VY 120 km h 65 kts Maximum rate of climb at VX 2 8 m s 551 fpm Maximum rate of climb at VY 4 2 m s 827 fpm 5 4 Cru...

Page 22: ...nce lead to unsafe operation 6 1 Weight and Balance Chart This subsection contains weighing and CG location data of the aircraft in configuration as built Any permanent modification of the aircraft co...

Page 23: ...Total moment Total weight 66 3 Note XCG must be between 1 529 m and 1 780 m 19 and 37 MAC as shown in Fig 2 6 2 Installed equipment list This subsection contains a table with the list of the installe...

Page 24: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 24 No Equipment description and Part No Weight kg CG arm m...

Page 25: ...The fuselage is an all metal semi monocoque structure The frames are made of 6061T6 aluminum alloy sheets of 0 063 to 0 080 thickness The fuselage skin is made of 2024T3 aluminum alloy sheets of 0 02...

Page 26: ...x GmbH Co KG Austria The engine is has the flat four layout dry sump lubrication system with a separate oil tank of 3 l 0 8 US gal capacity automatic valve clearance adjustment two carburetors mechani...

Page 27: ...is connected to the drain valve 28 with a drain line 27 The drain valve allows draining fuel through the hole in the bottom rear panel of fuselage The valve handle is accessible outside of the fusela...

Page 28: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 28 Fig 3 Fuel system schematic...

Page 29: ...l system see Fig 4 is combined it consists of two 4 0 mm 5 32 cables passing through a block of pulleys and a fairlead bellcrank and pushrod Push and pull forces are applied by the pilot to the yoke 1...

Page 30: ...seats and is accessible for both pilots The trim tab control lever is connected with cables 2 to the trim tab control bellcrank 3 The cables are running through the flexible sheaths 6 in the central...

Page 31: ...ttached to the nose landing gear strut is connected to the pedals with the right 4 and left 5 pushrods The right 6 and left 7 cables connect the pedals to the rudder arms The cable routing is ensured...

Page 32: ...and left 10 bellcranks Then the control force is passed from the outer bellcranks to the flaperons via the outer pushrods 11 The inner bellcranks hinged on the flap extension mechanism beam 12 are co...

Page 33: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 33 Fig 8 Flap extension mechanism Aileron drooping flap extension angles 1st position 10 1 2nd position 20 1...

Page 34: ...armost throttle lever position corresponds to MIN engine RPM the foremost position to MAX engine RPM Pulling the friction force adjusting lever back increases the throttle lever friction pushing it fo...

Page 35: ...AKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 35 panel The front and rear Bowden cables are connected to each other with the worm clamp 7 inverting the control movement Fig 10 Engine pre start mixture c...

Page 36: ...he pressure supplied from the master cylinder 1 to the slave cylinders 5 in the wheels The main LG wheels have disk brakes The cylinders are connected to each other with copper tubing 6 with outside d...

Page 37: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 37 Fig 12 Brake control system...

Page 38: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 38 7 8 Instrument panel This airplane has the following flight instruments set and instrument panel arrangement Fig 13 Instrument panel...

Page 39: ...NE SPEED 5500 RPM MAX TAKEOFF MASS 600 KG 1320 LB LIMIT LOAD FACTOR 4 0 2 0 4 Carburetor heating control knob and marking 5 Cockpit heating control knob and marking 6 Left tank fuel level indicator an...

Page 40: ...ft wing is removed during aircraft disassembly The full and static pressure lines are connected to airspeed indicator s altimeter and vertical speed indicator Good condition of the full and static pre...

Page 41: ...em and consumers from short circuit and must be of appropriate type and size When battery is supplying power to the consumers while alternator is not generating and supplying power to the battery e g...

Page 42: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 42 Fig 15 Wiring diagram of A 32 electrical system main...

Page 43: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 43 Fig 16 Block diagram of Garmin G3X system installation...

Page 44: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 44 Fig 17 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 1...

Page 45: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 45 Fig 18 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 2...

Page 46: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 46 Fig 19 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 3...

Page 47: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 47 Fig 20 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 4...

Page 48: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 48 Fig 21 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 5...

Page 49: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 49 Fig 22 Wiring diagram of Garmin G3X system installation page 6...

Page 50: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 50 Fig 23 Wiring diagram for installation of PTT buttons Fig 24 Wiring diagram for installation of Artex ELT 345...

Page 51: ...the closed position with a lock Both left and right doors have air scoops for ventilation de misting of the glass and providing pilot view for landing in poor visibility conditions snow rain etc 7 13B...

Page 52: ...AEROPRAKT 32 Pilot Operating Handbook A32 060 POH 52 Fig 25 Recovery system...

Page 53: ...t by holding the tail boom and fin do not apply load the horizontal tail Airplane parking and tie down shall be done with its nose into the wind preferably or at least across the wind but never tail t...

Page 54: ...g the preflight check that the airplane is clean and free of corrosion Airplane washing should be done using cloth or soft sponge abundantly soaked in water with addition of mild washing agents Never...

Page 55: ...Disconnect the wing at its forward and rear attachment points After disconnecting the wings it is recommended to insert all the fasteners back and lock them with safety wire or pins not to lose them A...

Page 56: ...of the AFHT Remove the AFHT see Fig 28 as follows 1 Remove the tail fairing of fuselage 2 Disconnect the control rod from the anti servo trim tab arm 3 Disconnect the control rod from the AFHT arm 4...

Page 57: ...he propeller as follows undo and remove the attachment bolts remove the propeller by pulling gently by its hub When installing the engine on the aircraft propeller should be installed in reversed orde...

Page 58: ...drain the fuel from the float chambers of the carburetors pull away the exhaust pipes and remove the exhaust muffler remove the split pins from engine mount attachment studs undo the nuts take out th...

Page 59: ...ith the manuals for that kind of equipment or special instruments Airplane owner pilot must follow the instructions of those manuals and respective subsections of this manual to ensure safe and effici...

Page 60: ...pment All equipment installed or replaced in this airplane must be listed in the table below The equipment affecting weight and balance of the airplane must be also listed in the table of the section...

Page 61: ...n about the actual empty weight and respective CG position of the airplane After final assembly major repair overhaul replacement and or additional installation of any equipment the aircraft must be w...

Page 62: ...following a Level flight at various airspeeds and engine power settings Elevator trim tab shall be used for trimming the airplane in pitch b Climb at various airspeeds and full power of the engine Ele...

Page 63: ...h 54 kts and engine speed adjusted so that in the beginning of the final turn the airplane is at approximately 500 ft 9 It is recommended to make the final turn with a bank angle below 20 While making...

Page 64: ...ds due to that During high speed flight the engine parameters must be monitored and exceeding its operational limits must be prevented To recover from a steep spiral the engine RPM must be reduced fir...

Page 65: ...g propeller thrust Special attention shall be paid to maintaining the airspeed The imitated engine failures shall be done at every leg of the airfield circuit Total time of imitated engine failure tra...