DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight manual DG-500M
7.4 Flight controls
Rudder control:
Cable system with adjustable pedals in the front cockpit.
See diagram 2 M.M.
The steerable nosewheel (Option) is connected to the rudder control with
springs.
Elevator control:
All pushrods slide in maintenance free nylon ball guides.
Automatic control hook up system. Spring trimmer with release lever at the
control stick and control knob at the left cockpit wall. See diagram 1 M.M.
To trim, you have to operate the release lever at the control stick and place
the control knob to the desired position.
Aileron and wingflap control:
With aileron operation the wing flaps deflect with 40 % of the aileron
deflection to increase manoeverability and to reduce drag. With wing flap
operation aileron and wing flaps make the same deflections. The mixing of
aileron and flap deflections takes place in the fuselage.
Pushrods slide in maintenance free nylon ball guides.
Automatic control hook up system. See diagram 3 and 4 M.M.
7.5 Airbrakes see diagram 3 and 4 M.M.
Double storey Schempp-Hirth type airbrakes on the upper wing surface.
The wheel brake is operated by the airbrake system. Pushrods in the wings
slide in maintenance free nylon ball guides. Automatic control hook up
system.
7.6 Landing gear see diagram 2 M.M.
a) Main wheel: retractable, assisted by a gas strut. Spring mounted with
steel compression springs, locked in retracted position
by an overcentre locking device. Fully sealed landing
gear box, hydraulic disc brake.
Tyre 380 x 150 6 PR
Diameter 380 mm (15.0 in.)
Tyre pressure 3.0 bar (44 psi)
Issued: April 1997 7.13
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