TL Ultralight TL-3000 Sirius Quick start guide

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TL‐3000SIRIUS
TLUltralights.r.o.
Airport,building84
50341HradecKralove
CzechRepublic
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CONTENTS
Section1Generalinformation 4‐10
Section2Operationallimitations 11‐21
Section3Emergencyprocedures 22‐26
Section4Normalprocedures 28‐34
Section5Performances 36‐39
Section6Weightandgravitycentreposition 41‐43
Section7Aircraftanditssystemsdescription 45‐49
Section8Operating,servicingandmaintenance 51‐60
Section9Amendments 62‐63

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Section1
Generalinformation
1.1Introduction 5
1.2Certificationattest 6
1.3Abbreviationsanddefinitions7
1.4Warnings,notificationsandnotes8
1.5Technicaldata8
1.6Three‐viewdrawing10

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1.1Introduction
ThisflightandoperationalmanualproducedbyTLUltralightisdesignedto
introduceTL‐3000SIRIUSaircrafttoitsoperator.Itprovidesthebasicusage
informationandoperationalproceduresensuringthemosteffectiveaircraft
utilizationbytheoperator.
Eachholderofthisflightandoperationalmanualand/oritspartsisobliged
tomaintainitinupdatedstatebyimplementationofamendments,
revisionsandchangesaspublishedinthebulletinthroughthefollowing
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Handwrittenamendmentsandrevisionsofthismanualarenotallowed
exceptofsituationswhenthesecurityinterestrequiresanimmediate
amendmentorrevision.
Thisflightandoperationalmanualisdividedbytopicsintoseveralsections
thataresplitintoparagraphsaccordingtothesignificanceandimportanceof
theirsubjectmatter.Incaseofpagereplacement,amendmentor
handwritingrevision,suchfactmustberecordedontheChangeslogpage
byrecordingthechangeoramendmentserialnumber,bulletinnumberin
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Thisoperationalmanualisestablishedsuchwaythatanyrevisionor
amendmentexecutionisonlypossiblebyreplacingoraddingthe
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necessarythatallmanualholderspayincreasedattentiontorecordingall
changesandamendmentsandtheirimplementing.
Caution
:
Thisaircraft,belongingtosportsaviationgadgets,isnotsubjecttoCivil
AviationAuthorityoftheCzechRepublicapprovalandisoperatedby
theuserathis/herownrisk.

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1.2Certificationattest
ThisaircrafthasbeenapprovedbytheAmateurLightAircraftAssociationof
theCzechRepublicinaccordancewiththeregulation“UltralightAircraft
AirworthinessRequirements”.
ThetypecertificateNr.ULL‐01/2010wasissuedonApril1st,2010.

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1.3Abbreviationsandd
e
f
i
n
itions
CASThecalibratedairspeedistheindicatedairspeedcorrectedfor
thepositionalandinstrumentalerror.Thecalibratedairspeedis
equaltotherealairspeedintheISAattheseelevel.
IASTheindicatedairspeedistheairspeedshownontheaircraft
Pitotstaticspeedindicatingsystemwiththescalethatis
adjustedtoincludetheinfluenceofthe
a
d
ia
b
atic
stream
coercibilityatstandardatmospherezeroaltitudebutnot
correctedforthespeedometersystemerror.
(ςo
/ς
)1/2.
ςo=airspecificweightattheseelevel
ς =airspecificgravityatgivenaltitude
ISAInternationalstandardatmosphere
MACMeanaerodynamicchord
V
NEMaximumneverexceedspeed
VN
O
Maximumstructuralcruisingspeed
VRAMaximumturbulencepenetratingspeed
V
ADesignmanoeuvringspeed
V
FEMaximumflapextendedspeed
GLETEmptyaircraftweight(kg)
GPALFuelweight(kg)
GPOSCrewweight(kg)
GZAVLuggageweight(kg)
GPAircraftweightloadonthenosegear(kg)
GHAircraftweightloadonthemainundercarriage(kg)
XTEmptyaircraftcentreofgravitydistancefromtheindexplane,i.e.
fromthewingleadingedge(mm)
X%LETEmptyaircraftcentreofgravityposition(%MAC)
X%KONFIGURACERequiredconfiguration
centring
position(%MAC)

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1.4Warnings,cautionsandnotes
Thisflightandoperationalmanualprovidesthefollowingdefinitionsofwarning,
cautionandnote
:
WARNING:
Overlookinganappropriateprocedureleadstoinstantorsignificantflightsafety
decrease.
CAUTION:
Overlookinganappropriateprocedureleadstoshortorlonglastingminorflight
safetydecrease.
NOTE:
Itnotifiesaboutaspecialpointthatisnotdirectlyrelatedtotheflightsafetybut
isimportantorunusual
1.5Technicaldata
TL‐3000Siriusultralightaircraftisatwo‐seatclassicaldesignhigh‐wing
monoplanewiththenosetypeundercarriage.Theentireaircraftisbuiltof
thecompositematerials.
Wing
Wingspan9,4m
Length6,75m
Height2.25m
Wingarea11,15m2
Wingspan–cordratio7,92
Areaload40,3kg/m2
Rootprofiledepth1,3m
Tipprof
il
edepth0,9m
Ailerons
Aileronspan1.87m
Aileronarea0.51
AileronangleUpwards150
Downwards90
Flaps
Flapspan2.07m
Flaparea0.66m2
FlapangleStart10.50

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Interposition280
Landing450
Horizontaltailplane
Horizontaltailplanespan3.0m
Horizontaltailplanearea1.62m2
ElevatorangleUpwards19,50
Downwards110
Verticaltailplane
Verticaltailplanearea 1.45m2
Rudderangle+/‐200
Undercarriage
Mainwheel‐spacing2.17m
Wheelbase1.53m
Undercarriagewheeldimensions400X100
Atmosphericpressureinthetyres2.0kP
a
NosewheelreboundCoilspring
MainundercarriagereboundTyres,undercarriagelegresilience
BrakesHydraulicdiscbrakes
Fueltankvolume
130
lit
res
Emptyaircraftweightkg
Wingmeanaerodynamicchordlength
(
MAC
)
MAC=1230mm
Engine
Rotax912ULS,aboxertypefour‐strokefour‐cylinder,theheadsofcylinders
areliquid‐cooledandthecylindersareair‐cooled.Theengineisintegratedwith
areducerandtwocarburettors.Itisequippedwithadoublecontactless
condenserignition.
Propeller
Theaircraftisequippedwithathree‐blade,DUCgroundadjustablepitch
propeller.
Rescuesys
te
m
GRS473

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1.6Three‐viewdrawing

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Section2
Operationallimitations
2.1Introduction 12
2.2Operatingspeeds12
2.3Speedindicator13
2.4Powerplant13
2.5Powerplantinstrumentsmarkings15
2.6Otherinstrumentsmarkings16
2.7Weight16
2.8Centreofgravityposition17
2.9Approvedmanoeuvres19
2.10Flightmultiples19
2.11Aircrew19
2.12Typesofoperation20
2.13Fuel20
2.14Otherlimitations20
2.15Limitationplacards20

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2.1Introduction
Section2includesoperationallimitations,instrumentsmarkings,andbasic
placards(labels),necessarytoensuresafeoperatingoftheaircraft,its
engine,s
ta
ndardsystemsandequipment.
2.2Flightspeeds
SpeedIAS(km
/
h)NOTE
VNEMaximumneverexceed
speed
253Donotexceedthis
speedinanyflight
regime
VHMaximumspeedofhorizontal
flightatmax.steadyengine
power
226EngineRPM5400permin
VOPTOptimalcruisingspeed178EngineRPM4500permin
VADesignmanoeuvringspeed150Abovethisspeeduse1/3
rudderdeflectionanddo
notmakesuddensteering
interventions–itcould
resultinaircraftoverload.
Maximumspeedwiththe
elevatedflaps
Fla
p
s
p
osition 1
140
Flapsposition2120
VFE
Flapsposition3105
Donotcrossthisspeed
withtheflapselevatedin
positions1,2,and3

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2.3Speedindicatormarkings
Speedindicatormarkingsandcolourcodesignificanceareshowninthetable:
MarkingValueorrange
[IASkm
/
h]Significance
White
arch58‐140
Operatingrangewiththeelevated
flaps
Green
arch
66‐200
Normaloperationalrange.Theupper
limitisthemaximumstructural
cruisingspeed
Yellow
arch200‐253
Increasedcautionregime!
Manoeuvresmustbeperformedwith
cautionandonlyinacalmatmosphere
Radialred
line230Maximumspeedinallflightphases
2.4Powerplant
Enginemanufacturer:BOMBARDIER‐Rotax‐GmbH(Austria)
Enginemodel:Ro
ta
x‐912ULRo
ta
x‐912ULS
Enginetype:four‐strokefour‐cylinderboxertype
Maximumpower
:
80hp100hp
Fulltake‐offpowerlimit5800rpm1/min(5m
i
n)
Max.permanentrotation
speed
5500rpm1
/
m
i
n
Idlerunrotationspeedapprox.1400rpm1
/
m
i
n
Maximumcylinderhead
temperatureatthe
measuringpoint
150ºC(300ºF)135ºC(284ºF)
Oiltemperature:‐operating
‐minimum
‐m
a
xim
um
90‐110ºC(190‐250ºF)
50ºC(120ºF)
140ºC(285ºF)
90‐110 ºC (190‐250
ºF)
50ºC(120ºF)
130 ºC
(
266 ºF
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Exhaustfumetemperature:
‐maximumstarting
‐m
a
x
i
m
um
‐operating,atthedistanceof
70mmfromthecylinder
880ºC(1620ºF)
850ºC(1560ºF)
800ºC(1470ºF)
Oilpressure:‐operating
‐minimum
‐m
a
xim
um
2,0‐5,0bar(29‐73psi)over3500RPM
0,8bar(12psi)under3500RPM
7bar(100psi);max.
pressureis
short‐time
tolerableduringacoldenginestart
Fuelpressure:‐operating
‐m
a
xim
um
0,15‐0,4bar(2,2‐5,8ps
i
)
0,4bar(5,8ps
i
)
Fuel:(Europeannorm)EN228superm
i
n.
90octanes
EN 228 super m
i
n.
95 oct.
Oil
:
AccordingtoAPI„SG“orhigher(CastrolGTX3)
Minimumenginestarting
temperature
‐25C
Maximumenginestarting
tem
p
erature
+50C
Propellermanufacturer
:
DUCHélices,L
e
n
till
y‐Fr
a
n
ce
Propellertype:DUCthree‐blade,groundadjustablepitchpropeller
Caution
:
Thisenginetypeisnotcertifiedasanaviationengine.Inspiteofthe
maximumattentionpaidtoitsmanufacturing,theenginecanfailanytime
andthepilotisfullyresponsiblefortheconsequencesofsuchfailure.

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2.5Powerplantinstrumentmarkings
InstrumentRedarch
‐lower
limit
Yellow
arch
Green
arch
Yellow
arch
Redarch
‐upper
limit
Tachometer1400‐5500 5500‐5800 5800
Fuel
p
ressure
0–0,70,7‐2,52,5‐5,85,8‐6,56,5‐7,3
Filling
pressure
(INHG)
0‐3131‐3232–33,3
Oilpressure
(
PSI
)
0‐1515‐2020‐9090‐9595‐99
Oiltemperature
(°C)
0‐5050‐9090‐110110‐140
Cylinder
temperatur
e(°C)
30‐4040‐5050‐122122‐130130‐140
Exhaust
fume
temperature
(°C)
150‐205 205‐815815‐870870
NOTE:
Greenarch‐normaloperation
Yellowarch–increasedattentionrange
Redarch–lowerandupperlimits

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2.6Otherinstrumentmarkings
Fuellevelindicator
Minimumstartfuel
volume10litres
Inexhaustible
volume2x1
litres
2.7Weight
Maximumtake‐offweight472,5kg
Maximumfuelweight93,5kg
Maximum
oneseatload
90kg
Maximumloadweightbehindtheseats25kg
Minimumcrewweight60kg

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2.8Centreofgravityposition
Emptyaircraftweightdeterminedbyweighingkg
Instructionsforaircraftcentreofgravitydeterminationfromthediagram
hereunder:
1)Subtractthecentreofgravitypositionshiftincrementforeach
individualitem(crew,luggage,fuel)onthegraduatedscale.
2) Sumupsodeterminedincrementsandaddthemtotheempty
aircraftcentring.
3)Thetotalgivestheaircraftcentreofgravitypositionatthe
chosenpayloadofeachitemgiveninMAC%andmustfit
withintheallowedcentreofgravitypositionrange.
CAUTION:
Aircraftcentreofgravitydeterminationfromthediagramisonly
approximate.Precisecentreofgravitydeterminationrequiresaircraft
weighingconnectedwiththecalculationstatedinthechapters6.3and
6.4ofthismanual.

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2.9Approvedturns
Thisaircraftisapprovedfortheultralightcategory.Anyturnsnecessaryforthe
normalflight,stalltrainingupto30°stallingoverthehorizonandsharpturns
upto6O°tilt.
WARNING:
Thisaircraftcategoryisallowedonlyfornon‐acrobaticoperations.Intended
spinsanddropsareforbidden!
2.10Flightmultiples
2.11Crew
Thecrewconsistsof1or2pilots.Minimumcrewweightis60kg.Incasethis
conditionisnotmet,itisnecessarytoattachappropriateweighttothesecond
seat.Maximumoneseatpayloadis90kg.
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