DG -500 ELAN ORION, Maintenance Manual

Page 1: ...o and combination of the initial Maintenance Manuals of all DG 500 Variants O w n e r A e r o C l u b d i R i e t i S e r N o 5 E 2 1 2 X 5 4 I d e n t n o 5 5 0 0 4 0 R e g i s t r a t i o n I I V S B Copyright DG Flugzeugbau GmbH any copy or publishing prohibited DG Flugzeugbau Otto Lilienthalweg 2 Telefon 07251 3020 0 76646 Bruchsal Telefax 07251 3020 200 www dg flugzeugbau de dg dg flugzeugbau...

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Page 4: ...4 1 4 2 8 4 11 6 4 6 8 TN 348 8 Ser no 5E155 159 5E164 only Jan 96 02 04 96 2 0 3 4 11 ÄM 500 9 96 not for Ser no 5E155 159 5E164 Mar 96 12 06 96 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 4 18 5 6 6 7 7 1 7 9 7 10 TN 348 9 Oct 97 26 11 97 4 0 1 0 3 0 4 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 4 7 4 16 4 18 6 6 7 6 Manual revision TN 348 14 March 2000 09 05 00 5 0 3 0 4 4 7 7 6 8 2 TN 348 15 Jan 2001 07 02 01 6 0 4 7 5 7 5a TN 348 16 Parking ...

Page 5: ...AN ORION Rev No Affected pages section Description Issue Date EASA Approval Date Inserted Date Signature 9 0 2 0 3 0 4 4 7 4 8 7 1 7 10 TN500 13 Canopy lock rear locking rods July 17 09 2019 2019 Issued July 2019 TN500 13 0 2 ...

Page 6: ... 5E155 159 1 5July 95 2 App 2 1 2 2 2 3 March 00 2 4 March 00 2 5 March 00 2 6 March 00 May 08 2 7 March 00 May 08 2 8 Jan 96 March 00 2 9 3 3 1 3 2 May 08 3 3 May 08 3 4 May 08 4 4 1 May 08 4 2 Oct 97 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 March 00 Jan 01 May 08 July 19 4 8 July 19 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 11 Jan 96 only ser no 5E155 159 4 12 July 95 4 13 4 14 4 15 May 08 4 16 March 00 4 17 4 18 Oct 97 March 00 4 19 App 4 2...

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Page 19: ... seat and 90 kg 198 lbs in the rear seat min cockpit load in the front seat is the min cockpit load see a minus 40 of the load in the rear seat This means that 10 kg 22 lbs in the rear seat replaces 4 kg 8 8 lbs missing cockpit load in the front seat With these loads the C G range given under 2 8 will be kept in the limits if the empty weight C G is in its limits see loading chart in sect 6 Either...

Page 20: ...ange 0 300 km h 0 165kts Speed range markings see sect 2 3 Altimeter Altimeter with fine range pointer 1 turn max 1000 m 3000 ft Four piece symmetrical safety harness VHF transceiver ready for operation Battery Z07 or a ballast weight of 4 3 kg 9 5 lbs installed in the battery box in the fin Parachute automatic or manual type or a suitable firm back cushion approximately 8 cm 3 in thick Required p...

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Page 23: ... struts if installed will disengage automatically 3 3 Bailing out First jettison both canopies then open the safety harness and bail out The low walls of the front cockpit allow for a quick push off exit 3 4 Stall recovery Easing the stick forward and picking up a dropping wing with sufficient opposite rudder the glider can be recovered from the stall To recognize and prevent the stall please refe...

Page 24: ...t If you suspect that the waterballast does not dump symmetrically you have to close the dump valves of the wingtanks immediately to avoid greater asymmetry Asymmetry can be verified by the necessary aileron deflection in straight flight at low airspeeds When flying with asymmetric waterballast you have to increase the air speed especially in turns so that you can avoid a stall at all costs If the...

Page 25: ...cy landing on water should be the last choice In the case of a water landing however extend the landing gear Recommended procedures On downwind leg of the landing pattern Extend the landing gear unlock the parachute harness not the seat harness Touch down With landing gear extended and airspeed as low as possible At point of touch down Use your left arm to protect your face against possible canopy...

Page 26: ... 4 3 Daily Inspection 4 4 Pre flight Inspection 4 5 Normal procedures and recommended speeds 4 5 1 Section not effective 4 5 2 Section not effective 4 5 3 Launch 4 5 4 Free flight 4 5 5 Section not effective 4 5 6 Section not effective 4 5 7 Approach and landing 4 5 8 Flight with waterballast 4 5 9 Flight at high altitude and at low temperatures 4 5 10 Flight in rain and thunderstorms 4 5 11 Cloud...

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Page 32: ...tow release system for wear and function incl cable release check g check for foreign objects h check the instrumentation and radio for wear and function i check the radio and other electrical equipment for function If there is no electric power it must be assumed that the battery is not installed in the fin Flying is only allowed with the battery in the fin as otherwise the forward C G limit may ...

Page 33: ...ng attachment pin 6 Tail wheel a check for wear free play and excessive dirt in the wheel box Remove excessive dirt prior to take off b check tyre pressure 4 bar 58 psi 7 Rear end of the fuselage a check the lower rudder hinge and the connection of the rudder cables for wear free play and correct securing b check the bulkhead and fin trailing edge shear web for cracks and delamination 8 Fin horizo...

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Page 40: ...ble Altitude in Metres 0 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 VNE IAS km h 270 256 243 230 218 Altitude in ft 0 6600 10000 13000 16000 20000 VNE IAS kts 146 138 131 124 117 3 Dump the water ballast before you reach freezing altitude or descend to lower altitudes 4 Do not fly below 0 C 32 F when your glider is wet e g after rain 4 5 10 Flight in rain and thunderstorms With light rain the stall speed and the si...

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Page 61: ...ng gear system 7 7 Tow hooks 7 8 Seats and safety harness 7 9 Baggage compartment 7 10 Water ballast system 7 11 Section not effective 7 12 Section not effective 7 13 Electrical system 7 14 Pitot and static system 7 15 Canopies 7 16 Miscellaneous equipment Options 7 16 1 Removable ballast 7 16 2 Oxygen system 7 16 3 ELT 7 16 4 Heavy tailwheel 7 16 5 Canopy warning Issued July 2019 TN500 13 App 7 1...

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Page 65: ...le to the cockpit wall A detent will engage in one of 4 notches to hold the system in this position In case the airbrakes mistakenly haven t been locked a detent engages in one of several notches to avoid inadvertent deployment of the airbrakes To open and to close the airbrakes the operating handle must be rotated into the cockpit so far that the detent passes the notches 12 Constantly open de mi...

Page 66: ... V socket for charging the batteries 21 Adjustment strap for the rear seat shell to be operated on the ground 22 Outside air temperature gauge required with fin tank 23 Indication lights for the fin ballast Tank B compensation of weight of the rear pilot required with fin tanks With Tank B empty the light is on near the placarted value of the min cockpit load for empty tank With ballast in Tank B ...

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Page 69: ...are to be connected to these ports and probe Additional holder for a TE probe or a Multiprobe in the fin is to operate variometer and flight computer systems To preserve the sealings inside the holder the end of the probe should be greased with e g Vaseline from time to time 7 15 Canopies To jettison the canopies in flight see section 3 2 Removing a canopy Open the canopy detach the restraining ca...

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Page 71: ...must be entered in the cockpit data placards and on page 6 5 Even if the heavy tailwheel is installed only sometimes the higher min cockpit load must be entered 7 16 5 Canopy warning Optionally a canopy warning device may be installed according to drawing 5EP36 This device warns by a buzzer if the front canopy is locked and the rear canopy is still not locked or open The buzzer is installed at the...

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Page 77: ...1 Introduction This section contains the appropriate supplements necessary to safely and efficiently operate the sailplane when equipped with various optional systems and equipment not provided with the standard sailplane 9 2 List of inserted supplements Date of insertion Document No Title of the inserted supplement May 2010 Section 9 3 Special equipment for very small pilots TN500 02 ...

Page 78: ...the Velcro straps installed at the rear of the seat back c Remove the head rest from the seat screwed connection and install a head cushion 8R80 2 to the Velcro straps installed at the front of the seat back When removing the seat back reinstall the headrest 9 3 2 Airbrake pushrod with additional handle in front cockpit For pilots with arms too short to lock the airbrakes an airbrake pushrod with ...