Document: SLSA-MIP-5-4-0-US
Date of Issue: 05/2016
Revision: -
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4.1
General
BRISTELL S-LSA wing is an aluminum structure and is equipped with flaps, ailerons and fuel
tanks.
This chapter describes the structure of:
wings
wing flaps
ailerons
fuel tanks
4.2
Description and operation
4.2.1
Wing
The wing of the airplane is formed from center section of wing made as main and rear spar,
which is integrated part of fuselage (Fig. 3-1), and from outer wings placed between ribs No.4
and 12, which have trapezoid shape (Fig. 4-1). The wing is of all-metal main spar structure
with a rear spar. In the outer wings are installed between ribs No.5 and 7 leading edge fuel
tanks (1), on the rear spar there are hinged ailerons (2) and flaps (3). The winglets (4),
produced from fiberglass, are riveted on the wing ribs No.12. On winglets are installed the
position lights and anti-collision beacons (5). The outer wing is attached to the center section
by means of three main attachments (6) (positioned on the main spar) and the rear
attachment (7) (positioned on the rear spar). The aileron control push rods are lead between
the spars. The aileron trim tab (8) is installed on the left aileron. The trim tab actuator is
installed inside of left aileron. The flap control actuator is installed in the fuselage between
the seats under the glove box.
Fig. 4-1
Wing (left)
1 - Fuel tank
2 - Aileron
3 - Flap
4 - Winglet
5 - Position/strobe light
6 - Main upper and lower attachments of the
wing
7 - Rear attachment of the wing
8 - Aileron trim tab
9 - Wing locker
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