Maintenance Manual LS8
Issued: December 2009
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Manual valid with the up-to-date cover page only
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Water Ballast System cont.
LS8-a
Two integral tanks per wing, maximum capacity per wing 95 Litres <25.1
US gallons, 20.9 Imp. gal.>. Two valves at under side of wing for loading
and dumping. Automatic connection during rigging.
Two different ventilation systems: Winglet ventilation or root-rib
ventilation.
Ballast tank in the vertical tail fin allowing to compensate C.G. movement
due to wing water ballast or mass of heavy pilots, capacity between 3.8
Litres <1.0 US gal., 0.84 Imp.gal.> and 12 Litres <3.2 US gal., 2.64 Imp.
gal.>, depending on version (integral or slide-in tank, with or without
battery receptacle).
LS8-b
Two integral tanks per wing, maximum capacity per wing 95 Litres <25.1
US gallons, 20.9 Imp. gal.>. Two valves at under side of wing for loading
and dumping. Automatic connection during rigging.
Ventilation of wing integral tanks by root-rib ventilation.
Ballast tank in the vertical tail fin allowing to compensate C.G. movement
due to wing water ballast or mass of heavy pilots, capacity 7.5 Litres
<1.98 US gal., 1.65 Imp.gal.>.
LS8-18
Two integral tanks per wing, maximum capacity per wing 95 Litres <25.1
US gallons, 20.9 Imp. gal.>. Two valves at under side of wing for loading
and dumping. Automatic connection during rigging.
Ventilation of wing integral tanks by root-rib ventilation.
Ballast tank in the vertical tail fin allowing to compensate C.G. movement
due to wing water ballast or mass of heavy pilots, capacity between 3.8
Litres <1.0 US gal., 0.84 Imp.gal.> and 12 Litres <3.2 US gal., 2.64 Imp.
gal.>, depending on version (integral or slide-in tank, with or without
battery receptacle).
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