Aeros Fox 13TL, Owner'S Service Manual

Page 1: ...LIGHT TRIKE WING Fox 13TL OWNER SERVICE MANUAL Manufactured by AEROS Ltd Tel 380 44 4554120 Post Volynskaya St 5 Fax 380 44 4554116 Kiev 03061 E mail aerosint aerosint kiev ua Ukraine http www aeros c...

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Page 3: ...kdown For Shipping Procedure 6 5 Fox 13TL Set Up Procedure 6 6 Preflight Procedure 11 7 Attaching the Wing to the Trike 13 8 Removing the Wing from the Trike 14 9 Speed to Fly 15 10 Fox TL Breakdown 1...

Page 4: ...th all the features mentioned above combined with glide ratio better than that of a Fox T and maximum speed similar to a Discus T the new Fox 13TL is ranked as the most outstanding wing in the line of...

Page 5: ...s No warranty of adequate stability controllability or structural strength is made or implied for operation outside of these limitations Operating the Fox 13TL outside of the above limitations may res...

Page 6: ...wing on the ground or floor unzip the bag and remove the Velcro ties Remove the control bar struts and battens from the wing Remove the protection wing tip bags 2 Check to see that the leading edges a...

Page 7: ...the Velcro sail ties Do not remove the leading edge tip protection bags at this time 6 By lifting up the nose batten push the nose batten fully back into the sail so that the V tip of the batten rests...

Page 8: ...flight you should at a minimum check them once a month Aeros convention is that the red marked battens go in the left wing and green marked battens in the right wing Battens are numbered from the cent...

Page 9: ...n pulling it backwards fig 11 Attach the shackle of the crossbar tensioning wires to the hook placed on the keel tube fig 12 WARNING IN FLIGHT DISENGAGEMENT OF THIS ATTACHMENT WILL CAUSE A COMPLETE LO...

Page 10: ...he sprog away from the leading edge and fix it with Velcro straps or buckles on the later Fox 13TL models as shown on the figure 17 Figure 16 Figure 17 16 Install the hang bracket on the keel tube and...

Page 11: ...safety wire is engaged and the safety ring is installed fig 21 Open the crossbar leading edge junction access zipper and look inside making sure that the crossbar and the main sprog are properly secur...

Page 12: ...Same as for the left leading edge Figure 25 Under the wing at the control bar Sight down the downtubes making sure that they are straight WARNING DO NOT FLY WITH BENT DOWNTUBES Check that the strut is...

Page 13: ...f the front brace tube from the bracket on the lower pylon Pressing the push pins fold the front brace tube all the way in Hold down the main pylon of the trike and rest the lower end of the front bra...

Page 14: ...nt brace tube click in position Install the quick pin in position to double secure the front brace tube from folding in fig 33 10 Go to the back of the trike Install the clamp bolt of the main pylon i...

Page 15: ...he Fox 13TL is 54 55 km h 33 34 mph The range of the stall speed for the Fox 13TL is 36 37 km h 22 23 mph The wing is stable at the beginning of stall While pushing out the base bar the bar pressure i...

Page 16: ...ure 39 NOTE Try to roll the sail in such way that the leading edge portion remains as smooth as possible Do not attempt to stuff the sail between the Mylar pocket and the leading edge tube at any poin...

Page 17: ...on the Fox 13TL are tensioned by lever batten tips The desired batten tension can be easily adjusted by the threaded batten tip adjuster To increase batten tension rotate the threaded lever batten tip...

Page 18: ...ommend that you have all maintenance work done by your Aeros dealer EVERY SIX MONTHS 1 Check the sail washout as described in the last section 2 Check your battens on a flat level floor against the ba...

Page 19: ...e critical components of the wing s structure and must be maintained in an airworthy condition It is a general practice in the design of aircraft structures to design to an ultimate strength of 1 5 ti...

Page 20: ...D RE INSTALLING Many maintenance and repair procedures will require the removal of the sail from the frame Please follow these instructions when removing and reinstalling the sail Please read all the...

Page 21: ...t the front edge of the insert should be aflush with the front edge of the insert pocket or the insert should stay approx 5 mm out Make sure there are no folds in the Mylar insert especially at the ti...

Page 22: ...new type of the wing The reactions of your new wing may well differ from those of the wing you where used to In order to keep this risk low we recommend that you gradually become familiar with your n...

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