2.
Description of the Aircraft
2.1
Ancestry. The Skyranger was conceived by Philippe Prevot of Best Off
Manufacturing, France, in 1991. The first 200 examples were manufactured
under licence by Synairgie between 1994 and 1998. The manufacture of the
Skyranger was moved to Aeros in the Ukraine in 1998, incorporating many
developments in the design.
2.2
Construction. The Skyranger is predominately constructed of pin-jointed
straight aluminium tubes covered with pre-sewn polyester fabric.
2.3 Flying Controls.
2.3.1 Pitch control is effected by fore-aft movement of the central stick, with
movement transmitted to a conventional elevator through cables.
2.3.2 Pitch trimming is effected by a hand-operated lever mounted above the
starboard seating position, with movement transmitted through cables to a
trim-tab on the starboard elevator.
2.3.3 Roll control is effected by sideward movement of the central stick, with
movement transmitted through cables to part-span, differential-movement
ailerons.
2.3.4 Yaw control is effected by dual-control foot pedals, with movement to the
rudder transmitted through cables.
2.3.5 Braking is effected by hand-operated hydraulic disc brakes.
2.3.6 The undercarriage is of tricycle arrangement, with nosewheel steering
effected by movement of the dual-control rudder pedals.
2.3.7 Flaps are lowered in two stages by lifting a hand-operated lever located
between the seats whilst gripping an integral latching lever.
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