Van's Aircraft RV-7 Technical specifications

VAN’S AIRCRAFT RV-7
I-MKLK
AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
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Make: Van’s Aircraft
Model: RV-7 Serial
No: 74141
Registration: I-MKLK
THE AIRPLANE MUST BE OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH INFORMATION AND LIMITATIONS
CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
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Foreword
I-MKLK is a Van’s aircraft (www.vansaircraft.com) RV-7 all- metal, low
wing, two seat, high performance aircraft. It was built by Marco Grilli
from a Van’s quick-build kit during the years 2013 until 2014 under the
supervision of C.A.P Club Aviazione Popolare (www.federazionecap.it).
Disclaimer
This aircraft is classified as “experimental”. Hence certain design
features may deviate from the typical “spam can” certified production
aircraft. This aircraft has been built by the builder to the best of his
knowledge and quality of craftsmanship. Nonetheless, operating this
aircraft is at the sole risk of the pilot.
Copyright
This Aircraft Flight Manual is not officially approved, while believed to
be complete and accurate at the time of publication, may not contain
ALL of the information needed. However, we suggest that any pilot
intending to operate I-MKLK should study its content and operate
accordingly. By virtue of its Experimental amateur-built status, all
persons entering this aircraft do so at their own risk.
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0.3 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0G ENERAL
2.0O PERATING LIMITATIONS
3.0 ABNORMAL /EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
4.0N ORMAL PROCEDURES
5.0P ERFORMANCE
6.0M ASS AND BALANCE
7.0D ESCRIPTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ITS SYSTEMS
8.0A IRCRAFT HANDLING AND CARE
9.0S UPPLEMENTS
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1.0 GENERAL
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 CERTIFICATION BASIS
1.3 WARNINGS,CAUTIONS AND NOTES
1.4 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1.5 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
1.5.1 CONVERSION FACTORS
1.5.2 CONVERSION TABLE [L]/[U.S. GAL]
1.5.3 CONVERSION TABLE [M]/[FT]
1.6 THREE VIEW DRAWING
1.7 SPECIFICATIONS
1.7.1 AIRFRAME
1..7.2 ENGINE /PROPELLER
1..7.3 INSTRUMENTATION /PANEL
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
THIS AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL CONTAINS INFORMATION AND
LIMITATIONS FOR THE SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THIS
EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE.
1.2 CERTIFICATION BASIS
!EXPERIMENTAL
DAY VFR NOT IN VISUAL CONTACT WITH GROUND
NOT IN ICING CONDITION
NORMAL AND UTILITY CATEGORIES,ADDITIONAL AEROBATIC
MANEUVERS ON AFM
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE:
THE FOLLOWING IS A CHECK LIST OF DATA,INFORMATION AND
LICENSES THAT ARE PART OF THE AIRCRAFT FILE AND REQUIRED BY
REGULATIONS.THEY SHOULD BE CARRIED ON BOARD AT ALL TIMES.
1. PERMIT TO FLY
2. AIRCRAFT STATION LICENSE
3. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
4. QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK
5. CHECK LIST
6. LIABILITY INSURANCE CERTIFICATE FOR AIRCRAFT
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1.3 WARNINGS,CAUTIONS AND NOTES
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY TO WARNINGS,CAUTIONS AND
NOTES USED IN THIS AFM.
WARNING MEANS THAT THE NON-OBSERVATION OF THE CORRESPONDING
PROCEDURE LEADSTO AN IMMEDIATE OR IMPORTANT DEGRADATION
OF THE FLIGHT SAFETY
CAUTION MEANS THAT THE NON-OBSERVATION OF THE CORRESPONDING
PROCEDURE LEADSTO A MINOR OR TO A MORE OR LESS LONG TERM
DEGRADATION OF THE FLIGHT SAFETY.
NOTEDRAWS THE ATTENTION TO ANY SPECIAL ITEM NOT DIRECTLY
RELATED TO SAFETY BUT WHICH IS IMPORTANT OR UNUSUAL.
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1.4 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AIRSPEEDS
KIAS INDICATED AIRSPEED IN KNOTS;AIRSPEED AS DISPLAYED ON
THE INSTRUMENT.VALUES PUBLISHED IN THIS MANUAL
ASSUME ZERO INSTRUMENT ERROR.
KCAS CALIBRATED AIRSPEED IN KNOTS;INDICATED AIR SPEED
CORRECTED FOR INSTRUMENT AND POSITION ERROR
KTAS TRUE AIRSPEED IN KNOTS;AIRSPEED IN REFERENCE TO
UNDISTURBED SURROUNDING AIR,CALIBRATED AIR SPEED
CORRECTED FOR TEMPERATURE AND ALTITUDE.
GS GROUNDSPEED;SPEED IN REFERENCE TO GROUND
VAMANEUVERING SPEED;FULL OR ABRUPT CONTROL SURFACE
MOVEMENT ABOVE THIS SPEED NOT ALLOWED.
VFE MAX.FLAPS EXTENDED SPEED.DO NOT EXCEED FOR A
GIVEN FLAP SETTING.
VNO MAX.STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED.DO NOT EXCEED IN
CASE OF TURBULENCE.
VNE NEVER EXCEED SPEED IN SMOOTH AIR.NEVER OPERATE IN
EXCESS OF THIS SPEED.ATTENTION,KTAS FOR THE RV-7A!
VS0 STALLING SPEED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN LANDING
CONFIGURATION.
VS1 STALLING SPEED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN CLEAN
CONFIGURATION.
VXBEST ANGLE-OF-CLIMB SPEED;GREATEST GAIN OF
ALTITUDE OVER SHORTEST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE.
VYBEST RATE-OF-CLIMB SPEED;GREATEST GAIN OF ALTITUDE
OVER SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME
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METEOROLOGICAL TERMS
ISA INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ATMOSPHERE,IN WHICH:
-THE AIR IS DRY PERFECT GAS
-THE TEMPERATURE AT SEA LEVEL IS 15°C
-THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT FROM SEA LEVEL TO THE
ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS
-56.5°C IS -0.00198°C PER FOOT AND ZERO ABOVE THAT
ALTITUDE.
MSL MEAN SEA LEVEL.
OAT OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE;FREE AIR STATIC TEMPERATURE,
OB TAINED E ITHER FROM O NBOARD TEMPERATURE
INDICATORS OR GROUND METEOROLOGICAL SOURCES.
QNHTH EO R ETICAL AT M O S P HE RIC PRE SSURE AT M S L,
CALCULATED FROM THE ELEVATION OF THE MEASURING
POINT ABOVE MSL AND THE ACTUAL ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE AT THE MEASURING POINT.
PRESSURE ALTITUDE
ALTITUDE ABOVE MSL INDICATED BY A BAROMETRIC
ALTIMETER SET TO STANDARD PRESSURE (1013.25 HPA),
CORRECTED FOR INSTRUMENTERRORS.
DENSITY ALTITUDE
PRESSURE ALTITUDE CORRECTED FOR TEMPERATURE
STATION PRESSURE
ACTUAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT FIELD ELEVATION.
WIND WIND VELOCITIES USED AS VARIABLES IN THIS MANUAL ARE
TO BE REGARDED AS HEAD OR TAILWIND COMPONENTS OF
THE REPORTED WINDS.
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PERFORMANCE AND FLIGHTPLANNING
AOA ANGLE OF ATTACK.INCIDENCE OF THE AERODYNAMIC
CHORD IN RELATION TO THE STILL AIR.
CLIMB GRADIENT
THE RATIO OF THE CHANGE IN ALTITUDE DURING A PORTION
OF A CLIMB,TO THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED IN
THE SAME TIME INTERVAL.
MAX.DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT
THE DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR WHICH
ADEQUATE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKE-OFF
AND LANDING WAS ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED.THE VALUE
IS CONSIDERED TO BE LIMITING.
ROUTE SEGMENT
PART OF A ROUTE.EACH END OF A LEG IS DEFINED BY A FIX.
LPH LITERS PER HOUR FUEL FLOW
GPH GALLONS PER HOUR FUEL FLOW
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MASS AND BALANCE
REFERENCE DATUM
AN IMAGINARY VERTICAL PLANE FROM WHICH ALL
HORIZONTAL DISTANCES FOR CENTER OF GRAVITY
CALCULATIONS ARE MEASURED.
STATION
ALOCATION ALONG THE AIRPLANE FUSELAGE,USUALLY
GIVEN IN TERMS OR DISTANCE FROM THE REFERENCE
DATUM.
ARM
THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM THE DATUM TO THE
CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG) OF A COMPONENT.
MOMENT
THE MASS OF A COMPONENT MULTIPLIED BY ITS MOMENT
ARM.
AIRPLANE CG
AIRPLANE CENTER OF GRAVITY.IMAGINARY POINT IN
WHICH THE AIRPLANE MASS IS ASSUMED TO BE
CONCENTRATED FOR MASS AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS.
THE DISTANCE FROM THE REFERENCE DATUM IS FOUND BY
DIVIDING THE TOTAL MOMENT BY THE TOTAL MASS OF THE
AIRPLANE.
CG ARM
THE ARM OBTAINED BY ADDING THE AIRPLANE’S
INDIVIDUAL MOMENTS AND DIVIDING THE SUM BY THE
TOTAL MASS.
CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS
THE EXTREME CENTER OF GRAVITY LOCATIONS WITHIN
WHICH THE AIRPLANE MUST BE OPERATED AT A GIVEN MASS.
USABLE FUEL
THE QUANTITY OF FUEL AVAILABLE FOR FLIGHT PLANNING
PURPOSES.
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UNUSABLE FUEL
THE QUANTITY OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE SYSTEM AT THE
POINT WHEN ENGINE OPERATION CAN NO LONGER BE
SUSTAINED.
BASIC EMPTY MASS
IS THE MASS OF AN AIRPLANE PLUS STANDARD ITEMS SUCH
AS: UNUSABLE FUEL AND OTHER UNUSABLE FLUIDS;
LUBRICATING OIL IN ENGINE AND AUXILIARY UNITS;FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS; PYROTECHNICS;EMERGENCY OXYGEN
EQUIPMENT;SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
USEFUL LOAD (AS USED IN THIS MANUAL)
PILOTS PLUS PASSENGERS PLUS BAGGAGE PLUS USABLE
FUEL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAX.TAKE-OFF MASS AND
BASIC EMPTY MASS
MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF MASS
MAXIMUM MASS ALLOWED FOR TAKE-OFF.
MAXIMUM LANDING MASS
MAXIMUM MASS ALLOWED FOR LANDING TOUCHDOWN.
TARE
THE WEIGHT OF CHOCKS,BLOCKS,STANDS,ETC.USED ON THE
SCALES WHEN WEIGHING THE AIRPLANE.
JACK POINTS
POINTS ON THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER AS SUITABLE FOR SUPPORT OF THE
AIRPLANE.FOR WEIGHING,MAINTENANCE OR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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POWER
TAKE-OFF POWER (TOP)
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE ENGINE OUTPUT POWER FOR TAKE-
OFF.
MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS POWER (MCP)
THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE POWER OUTPUT NOT LIMITED BY
TIME.
CLIMB POWER (CLB)
THE POWER RECOMMENDED FOR CRUISE CLIMB,THE
AIRPLANE IS CONTROLLABLE IN LANDING CONFIGURATION.
ENGINE CONTROLS /INSTRUMENTATION
RPM REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
MP MANIFOLD PRESSURE
BHP BRAKE HORSEPOWER
CHT CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE
EGT EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE
LOP LEAN OF PEAK
ROP RICH OF PEAK
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1.5 UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS
1.5.1 CONVERSION FACTORS
Dimension
SI Unit
U.S. Units
Conversion
Length
[mm] millimeter
[m] meter
[km] kilometer
[in] inch
[ft] feet
[NM] NauticalMile
[mm] / 25.4 = [in] [m] /
0.3048 = [ft] [km] /
1.852 = [NM]
Volume
[l] liters
[U.S. gal] Gallons
[qts] quarts
[l] / 3.7854 = [gal] [l] /
0.9464 = [qts]
Speed
[km/h] kilometer
per hour
[m/s] meter per
second
[kts] knots
[fpm] feet per
minute
[km/h] * 1.852 = [kts] [m/
s] * 196.85 = [fpm]
Speed of
Rotation
RPM Revolutions per minute
RPM Revolutions per minute
RPM Revolutions per minute
Mass
[kg] Kilograms
[lb] pounds
[kg] * 2.2046 = [lbs]
F o r c e ,
Weight
[N] Newtons
[lbf] pounds force
[N] * 0.2248 = [lbf]
Pressure
[hPa] hecto-
pascals
[bar] bars
[inHg] inches of
Mercury
[psi] pounds per
square inch
[hPa] / 33.68 = [inHg]
[bar] * 14.504 = [psi]
Temperature
[°C] degrees
Celsius
[°F] degrees
Fahrenheit
[°C] * 1.8 + 32 = [°F]
([°F] – 32) / 1.8 = [°C]
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1.5.2 CONVERSION TABLE [L]/[U.S. GAL]
U.S.Gal
Liters
1
3.8
2
7.6
3
11.4
4
15.1
5
18.9
6
22.7
7
26.5
8
30.3
9
34.1
10
37.9
15
56.8
20
75.7
25
94.6
30
113.6
35
132.5
40
151.4
42
159.0
U.S.Gal
Liters
1
3.8
2
7.6
3
11.4
4
15.1
5
18.9
6
22.7
7
26.5
8
30.3
9
34.1
10
37.9
15
56.8
20
75.7
25
94.6
30
113.6
35
132.5
40
151.4
42
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1.5.3 CONVERSION TABLE METER/FOOT
Meter
Feet
10
33
20
66
30
98
40
131
50
164
60
328
70
656
80
984
90
1312
100
1640
200
1969
300
2297
400
2625
500
2953
600
3281
700
3609
800
3937
Feet
Meter
100
33
200
66
300
98
400
131
500
164
1000
328
2000
656
3000
984
4000
1312
5000
1640
6000
1969
7000
2297
8000
2625
9000
2953
10000
3281
11000
3609
12000
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1.5.4 CONVERSION TABLE KILOGRAM/POUNDS
Pounds
Kilograms
1
0,45
5
2,26
10
4,53
20
9,07
50
22,68
100
45,36
200
90,72
300
136,08
400
181,44
500
226,80
600
272,16
700
317,51
800
362,87
900
408,23
1000
453,59
Kilograms
Pounds
1
2,20
5
11,20
10
22,05
15
20
33,07
20
44,09
30
66,14
40
88,18
50
110,23
100
220,46
200
440,92
300
661,39
400
881,85
500
1102,31
600
1322,77
1000
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1.6 THREE VIEW DRAWING
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1.7 SPECIFICATIONS
1.7.1 AIRFRAME
Dimension
Lenght 6.192 m 20 ft 4 in
Wingspan 7.62 m 25 ft 0 in
Height 1.778 m 5 ft 10 in
Wing Area 11.24 mq 121 sq ft
Wing Airfoil NACA 23013.5
Wing Incidence 1 deg
Wing Dihedral 3,5 deg
Wing Twist 0 deg
Wing Washout 0 deg
Flat Plate Area 0,22 mq 2,45 sq ft
Main Gear 2,3 m 91 in
Wheel base 1,38 m 54,5 in
Cabin Height 1,06 m 42 in
Cabin Widht 1,10 m 43 in
Cabin Lenght 1,30 m 51 in
Flight Control
Elevator Travel 30 Up / 25 Down
Aileron Travel 32 Up / 17 Down
Rudder Travel 35 Right / 35 Left
Flaps Travel 40
Weights
Empty weight 522,5 kg 1151 lbs
Max TO weight 816,4 kg 1800 lbs
Loadings
Wing load 72.26 kg/sq m 14.8 lb/sq in
Power load 4,0 kg/hp 9,0 lbs/hp
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