Wills Wing Fusion 141, Owner'S Service Manual

Contents

Glider Delivery Check List .................................................................................... i
Introduction...................................................................................................... 1
Disclaimer and Warning ...................................................................................... 2
Technical Information and Placarded Operating Limitations ...................................... 3
FUSION MANUAL ADDENDUM ........................................................................... 6

Leading Edge Pocket / Mylar Insert ................................................................................... 6

Nosecone Installation ......................................................................................................... 6

Transverse Batten Installation ............................................................................................ 6

Button Lock Apex Slider .................................................................................................... 6

Fusion Breakdown Procedure for Shipping, and Reassembly Procedure ..................... 7

To break down the leading edges follow these steps .......................................................... 7

Remounting the rear leading edges..................................................................................... 8

Fusion Set-Up Procedure .................................................................................... 9
Preflight Procedure .......................................................................................... 15

Along the left leading edge ............................................................................................... 15

At the left wingtip ............................................................................................................. 15

Along the trailing edge, left wing ..................................................................................... 15

From the rear keel ............................................................................................................. 16

Along the trailing edge, right wing ................................................................................... 16

At the right tip................................................................................................................... 16

Along the right leading edge............................................................................................. 16

Under the glider at the control bar .................................................................................... 16

Laying the Glider Down Flat .............................................................................. 18
Setting the Glider Up Flat on the Ground ............................................................ 18
Launching and Flying the Fusion ........................................................................ 19

Minimum controllable airspeed and minimum sink airspeed .......................................... 19

Using wing tufts to find the minimum sink speed of your glider ..................................... 20

Towing .............................................................................................................................. 22

Trimming Your Glider in Pitch ............................................................................ 23
Speeds to Fly and Using Your Airspeed Indicator ................................................. 24
Using the VG System ...................................................................................... 25
Landing the Fusion .......................................................................................... 26
Fusion Breakdown ........................................................................................... 29
Fusion Stability Systems .................................................................................. 30
Fusion Sprog Adjustment and Flight Testing ........................................................ 31

Sprog measurement .......................................................................................................... 31

Alternate sprog measurement ........................................................................................... 31

Method of adjustment ....................................................................................................... 31

Test flight .......................................................................................................................... 32