DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000 Technical specifications

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FLIGHTMANUAL
FOR THE
MOTORGLIDER
DG-1000T
Type: DG-1000
Variant: DG-1000T
Data Sheet No.: EASA.A.072
Factory Serial No.: __________________________
Registration No.: __________________________
Date of Issue: July 2005
Pages as indicated by "App." are approved by:
(Signature)
(Authority)
(Stamp)
(Original date of approval) ____________________
This motorglider is to be operated in compliance with information and
limitations contained herein.

Flight manual DG-1000T
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Warnings and hints
 All motor gliders are very complex technical devices. If you don’t use yours
as it is intended and within the certified operating limitations or if you fail to
carry out proper maintenance work, it may harm your health or place your
life in danger.
 Prior to flying the aircraft read all manuals carefully and regard especially all
warnings, caution remarks and notes given in the manuals.
 Never take-off without executing a serious pre-flight inspection according to
the flight manual!
 Always respect the relevant safety altitudes!
 Respect the stall speeds and always fly with a safety margin above the stall
speed according to the flight conditions, especially at low altitudes and in the
mountains.
 Use only the battery chargers as specified in the flight manual.
 Don’t execute yourself any work on the control system except for greasing.
 Repairs and maintenance work should only be accomplished by the
manufacturer or at certified repair stations rated for this type of work. A list
of stations which have experience with DG aircraft may be obtained from
DG Flugzeugbau.
 Even if no annual inspections are required in your country, have your aircraft
checked annually, see maintenance manual section 2.
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Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: October 2014 TN1000/24 0.1
0 Revisions
0.1 Record of revisions
Any revision of the present manual, except actual weighing data, must be
recorded in the following table and in case of approved sections endorsed by the
responsible airworthiness authority.
The new or amended text in the revised page will be indicated by a black
vertical line in the right hand margin, and the under lying document for the
revision and the date will be shown on the bottom of the page.
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2006
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2 0.3-0.5, 1.5,
1.6, 2.5, 2.11,
2.12, 2.14,
2.15, 3.3,
4.13, 4.16-
4.18, 4.21,
4.24, 4.25,
5.3, 5.5-5.8,
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TN1000/10
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January
2007
March
27. 2007
3 0.3 – 0.5,
2.12, 4.6,
4.12, 4.13,
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TN1000/11
Manual revision
October
2007
5. Dec.
2007
4 0.1, 0.4, 0.5,
4.9, 4.17, 7.5
landing gear positive
locking device
TN1000/13
Februar
y
2008
28. April
2008
5 0.5, 7.9 TN1000/15
Throttle handle in
rear cockpit, Option
March
2008
17.April.
2008
6 0.3, 0.5, 2.11,
7.24
Rudder pedals-loops
(safety bows),
manual revisions
TN1000/16
May
2008
June 11.
2008

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7 0.3, 0.6, 0.7,
9.1-9.12
Electrically operated
main landing gear
TN1000/14
Nov.
2008
28. January
2009
8 0.6, 9.1, 9.2,
9.13
Special equipment
for very small pilots
TN1000/17
May
2010
20. July
2010
9 0.2 – 0.6, 1.4,
2.6, 2.11, 2.12,
4.3, 4.5 - 4.7,
4.9, 4.10, 4.13,
4.14, 4.29, 6.3,
6.5, 6.6, 6.10,
6.11, 7.2, 7.9,
7.12, 7.18, 7.21,
7.23, 7.24, 9.7,
9.13
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TN1000/18
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2011
13.05.2011
10 0.1 ÷ 0.6, 1.5,
2.9, 2.11, 4.6,
4.8, 4.22, 5.4,
6.4, 6.7, 7.15,
7.22, 7.24, 9.8
Manual revision
TN1000/24,
Fuel cock warning
TNDG-G-09 added
on page 7.15
October
2014
11.11.2014
11 0.2, 0.4, 4.14 Propeller adapter
with elastomeric
damper element
TN 1000/26
August
2015
9.11.2015
12 0.2, 0.3, 0.4,
1.4, 1.5, 1.6,
2.8, 2.10, 2.15,
4.3, 4.6, 4.17,
4.25, 5.4, 5.5
TN 1000/25
18m winglets
17,2 m end plates
February
2016
July 4th,
2016
13 0.0, 0.2 – 0.5,
4.9, 4.12, 6.6,
7.2, 7.11
Manual revision
TN1000/32
July
2017
10.08.2017

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0.3 Table of contents
Section
General (a non-approved section) 1
Limitations (an approved section) 2
Emergency procedures (an approved section) 3
Normal procedures (an approved section) 4
Performance (a partly approved section) 5
Mass (weight) and balance (a non-approved section) 6
Motorglider and systems description (a non-approved section) 7
Motorglider handling, care and maintenance (a non-approved section) 8
Supplements 9

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 1.1
1 General
Section
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1.2
1.2 Certification basis .................................................................................... 1.2
1.3 Warnings, cautions and notes .................................................................. 1.3
1.4 Descriptive data ....................................................................................... 1.4
1.5 Three view drawing ................................................................................. 1.6
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Flight manual DG-1000T
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1.1 Introduction
The motorglider flight manual has been prepared to provide pilots and
instructors with information for the safe and efficient operation of the DG-
1000T glider.
This manual includes the material required to be furnished to the pilot by JAR
Part 22. It also contains supplemental data supplied by the glider manufacturer.
1.2 Certification basis
This type of motorglider has been approved by the EASA in accordance with:
Airworthiness requirements:
JAR Part 22 „Sailplanes and powered sailplanes“, amendment 6, issued
1. August 2001.
The Type Certificate No. EASA.A.072 has been issued on January 27. 2006.
Category of Airworthiness: "Utility" or
„Aerobatic“ with 18m span without waterballast and
if the required equipment is installed.

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 1.3
1.3 Warnings, cautions and notes
The following definitions apply to warnings, cautions and notes used in the
flight manual.
"Warning" means that the non observation of the
corresponding procedure leads to an
immediate or important degradation of the
flight safety.
"Caution" means that the non observation of the
corresponding procedure leads to a minor or
to a more or less long term degradation of
the flight safety.
"Note" draws the attention on any special item not
directly related to safety but which is
important or unusual.

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1.4 Descriptive data
The DG-1000T is a self-sustainer two-place high performance motorglider with
retractable powerplant for training and cross country flying and in addition for
aerobatic training.
The wings of the DG-1000T are made of carbon fibre reinforced plastics with a
parting at y= 8,6m, there are four types of wing tips available with different
spans:
A) Wing elongations with 20 m span with winglets
B) Wing tips with 18 m span without winglets
C) Wing tips with 18 m span with winglets
D) End plates with 17,2 m span
 Automatic hook-up s for all controls.
 Comfortable seating and modern cockpit design similar to the DG-single-
seaters - safety cockpit.
 Large 2 piece canopy for very good in-flight vision.
 Draught free canopy demist and 1 adjustable swivel air vent for each pilot.
 Sealed airbrake and landing gear boxes.
 Controls in each cockpit.
 All controls are operated with the left hand, which enables the right hand to
remain on the control stick.
The DG-1000T is available with 3 different versions of the undercarriage:
A) Very high spring mounted retractable main wheel with disc-brake, tail wheel.
B) High spring mounted retractable main wheel with disc-brake, tail wheel and
nose wheel
C) Fixed spring mounted main wheel with disc-brake, tail wheel and nose
wheel.
The main undercarriages versions B and C are interchangeable.
Other characteristics:
Waterballast in the wings and in the fin are optional with 18m span and standard
with 20m span.
Standard: A ballast-box is installed in the fin. It can be used to compensate the
mass of the rear pilot and as a trim-possibility for heavy pilots.
Max. ballast capacity: 12 kg.
Option: 2 ballast boxes in the front cockpit. The trim-weights used for the trim-
ballast box in the fin also fit into these ballast boxes.

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Issued: February 2016 TN1000/25 1.5
Powerplant and powerplant controls
 Retractable powerplant with air- cooled Solo 2350C two stroke engine and
CFRP-Composite propeller DG-P001-1
 Electrical engine extension-retraction, operated automatically with the
ignition switch or manually as back-up, electronic safety devices to avoid
misoperation.
 Engine control instruments with digital LCD indication (Microprocessor
technology) DEI-NT, including stall warning, outside air thermometer,
landing gear warning and canopy warning.
Technical data
Span m / ft 17,2 18 / 59.1 20 / 65.62
Wing area m² / ft² 16,3 16,72 / 180 17,53 / 189
Aspect ratio / 18,15 19,38 22,82
Length m / ft 8,57 / 28.12
Fuselage height m / ft 1,0 / 3.28
Fuselage width m / ft 0,73 / 2.4
Span of the horiz. tailplane m / ft 3,2 / 10.5
Waterballast Wings max. kg (l) / US.gal 160 / 42.3
Waterballast fin max. kg (l)/ US.gal 6,2 / 1.64
Trim ballast fin max. kg / lbs 12 / 26.5
Empty mass with basic
instruments* approx.
kg / lbs 457 / 1007 461 / 1016 465 / 1025
Wing loading (with one Pilot
80kg / 176 lbs) approx.
kg/m² / lbs/ft² 32,9 / 6.75 32,4 / 6.64 31,1 / 6.37
max. take-off mass (max. TOW) kg / lbs 750 / 1653 750 / 1653 750 / 1653
max. wing loading kg/m² / lbs/ft² 46,0 / 9,4 44,9 / 9.2 42,8 / 8.77
Aerobatics unlimited
Category „A“
unlimited
Category „A“
simple
max. TOW for aerobatics
(cat. A)
kg / lbs 630 / 1389 630 / 1389 /
max. speed km/h /kts 270 / 146 270 / 146 270 / 146
Powerplant Solo 2350C two-cylinder-two-stroke-engine
power KW / hp 22 / 30
Reduction gear - 1:2,3
Fuel tank capacity Liter / US.gal 22 / 5.81
Propeller DG-P001-1 CFRP-Composite
m / ft 1,48 / 4.86
*Options will increase the empty mass accordingly!

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: February 2016 TN1000/25 1.6
1.5 three view drawing (dimensions in mm)

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 2.1
EASA app.
2 Limitations
Section
2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 2.2
2.2 Airspeed ................................................................................................... 2.3
2.3 Airspeed Indicator Markings ................................................................... 2.4
2.4 Power plant .............................................................................................. 2.5
2.5 Power plant instrument markings (DEI-NT) ........................................... 2.5
2.6 Fuel ........................................................................................................... 2.6
2.7 Mass (weight) ........................................................................................... 2.7
2.8 Centre of gravity ...................................................................................... 2.8
2.9 Approved manoeuvres ............................................................................. 2.8
2.10 Manoeuvring load factors ........................................................................ 2.9
2.11 Flight crew ............................................................................................... 2.9
2.12 Kinds of operation .................................................................................. 2.10
2.13 Minimum equipment .............................................................................. 2.11
2.14 Aerotow, winch and autotow launching ................................................ 2.12
2.15 Crosswinds ............................................................................................. 2.12
2.16 Tyre Pressure ......................................................................................... 2.13
2.17 Waterballast (Option) ............................................................................. 2.13
2.18 Fin tank (Option) .................................................................................... 2.13
2.19 Trim ballast box in the fin ...................................................................... 2.13
2.20 Other limitations .................................................................................... 2.14
2.21 Limitations placards ............................................................................... 2.15
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Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 2.2
EASA app.
2.1 Introduction
Section 2 includes operating limitations, instrument markings and basic placards
necessary for safe operation of the glider, its standard systems and standard
equipment.
The limitations included in this section have been approved by the EASA.

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 2.3
EASA app.
2.2 Airspeed
Airspeed limitations and their operational significance are shown below
Speed IAS
km/h
(kts.)
Remarks
VNE Never exceed
speed
270
(146)
Do not exceed this speed in any operation
and do not use more than 1/3 of control
deflection.
VPE Max. speed with
powerplant
extended
185
(100)
Do not exceed this speed with the
powerplant extended (engine idling)
VRA Rough air speed 185
(100)
Do not exceed this speed except in smooth
air and then only with caution. Rough air
is in lee-wave rotors, thunderclouds,
visible whirlwinds or over mountain crests
etc.
VA Manoeuvring
speed
185
(100)
Do not make full or abrupt control
movement above this speed, because
under certain conditions the motorglider
may be overstressed by full control
movement.
VW Maximum winch-
launching speed
150
(81)
Do not exceed this speed during winch- or
auto-tow-launching
VT Maximum aero-
towing speed
185
(100)
Do not exceed this speed during
aerotowing.
VLO Maximum landing
gear operating
speed
185
(100)
Do not extend or retract the landing gear
above this speed.
VPO Max. speed to
extend and re-tract
the power-plant
100
(54)
Do not extend or retract the powerplant
above this
speed
Warning: At higher altitudes the true airspeed is higher than the indicated
airspeed, so VNE is reduced with altitude according to the table below, see also
section 4.5.8.
Altitude in [m] 0-3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
VNE indicated km/h 270 256 243 230 217 205
Altitude in [ft] 0-10000 13000 16000 20000 23000 26000
VNE indicated kts. 146 138 131 124 117 111

Flight manual DG-1000T
Issued: July 2005 2.4
EASA app.
2.3 Airspeed Indicator Markings
Airspeed indicator markings and their colour code significance are shown
below.
Marking (IAS) value
or range
km/h (kts)
Significance
Green Arc 88 – 185
(47.5 – 100)
Normal operating range
(Lower limit is the speed 1,1*VS1
with maximum mass and foremost
C.G.
Upper limit is the maximum rough
air airspeed.)
Yellow Arc 185 – 270
(100 – 146)
Manoeuvres must be conducted with
caution and only in smooth air.
Red Line 270
(146)
Maximum speed for all operations.
Blue line 90
( 49)
Speed of best climb Vy
Yellow triangle 100
(54)
Approach speed at maximum weight
without water ballast .

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2.4 Power plant
Engine manufacturer: Solo Kleinmotoren
Sindelfingen/Maichingen
Germany
Engine model: Solo 2350C
2 cylinder air-cooled two stroke engine
Maximum power: Take off: 22 kW (30 hp)
continuous: 20 kW (27 hp)
Max. engine RPM: 6500 RPM
Max. continious RPM: 6100 RPM
Max. cylinderhead temperature: 270°C (518°F)
With Poly-V belt reduction gear 1:2,3
Propeller: Diameter 1.48 m (4.86 ft)
Manufacturer: DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, Germany
Model: DG-P001-1
2.5 Power plant instrument markings (on DEI-NT, DEI=digital engine
indicator)
Power plant instrument markings and their significance are shown below:
Engine speed indicator:
On centre of the DEI-NT display, indication digital with 4 digits, limitation data
printed above display:
green 6100 max. continuous RPM
yellow 6100 – 6500 caution range
red 6500 max. RPM
Max. continuous RPM:
When exceeding this RPM a blinking “Hi” appears at the left hand side of the
RPM.
Max. RPM:
When exceeding this RPM a full screen warning “Engine Speed” appears,
when this warning has been confirmed (by pushing the selector knob at the right
hand side of the display) the engine speed display is blinking whilst the engine
speed is above max. RPM..