Civil Aviation Office Civil Aircraft Inspection Board BG - 163/1 SZD-55-1 SZD-55-1XM Issue 4 March 15, 2004 TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET to Type Certificate No BG–163/1, of 25.03.2002 This Data Sheet constitutes the part of the Type Certificate No BG-163/1 It contains basic technical data, and defines operation conditions and limitations within which the glider, for which this document has been issued, complies with airworthiness requirements referred to in certification basis. A 1. Glider model: SZD-55-1, SZD-55-1XM 2. Designer: Przedsiebiorstwo Doswiadczalno- Produkcyjne Szybownictwa "PZL-Bielsko" 43-300 Bielsko-Biala, ul. Cieszynska 325 3. Type Certificate Allstar PZL Glider Sp. z o.o. holder: 43-300 Bielsko-Biala, ul. Cieszynska 325 4. Base for Type Certificate No BG-163/1 operation of 25.03.2002 allowance: 5. Glider Category: Utility „U” 6. General description: SZD-55-1 (SZD-55-1XM) is a single seat performance sailplane of Standard Class. All composite, glass-epoxy structure. Mid wing, with „T”-tail arrangement. Two-panel, tapered wing with characteristic wing tip of elliptically curved leading edge. Wing airfoil NN-27. Sailplane equipped with water ballast tanks provided in wings and in the tail. One way landing gear with retractable main wheel (350mm diameter) and tail wheel (200mm diameter). Air brake extending on upper wing surface only. One, or two towing hooks can be installed on this sailplane: C.G. hook – on the landing gear leg and nose hook – on the bottom of fuselage, near to control column. Rudder mass balanced. Page No Issue 12345 44444 1 SZD-55-1 Type Certificate Data Sheet page 2 BG-163/1 issue 4 7. Modification of SZD-55-1XM in reference to SZD-55-1: On the Fact. No 551198105XM SZD-55-1XM sailplane, the following modifications have been made in reference to serial plane: - water ballast wing tank divided into the inboard-, and outboard portion with a rib. In the partitioning rib, a valve is provided, operated „on-ground” only. - aileron control system in a wing: modified design of aileron actuating levers and guides of these, design of push-rod guide and design of aileron outboard hinge. - main landing gear: modified design of landing gear rear leg, with rubber shock absorbers introduced - shape of seat cushion modified. B 8. Dimensions: span length height wing area horizontal tailplane area vertical tailplane area Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC) Root Chord (RC) 9. Standard equipment: - airspeed indicator with stall warning device - altimeter - variometer - variometer - turn indicator - compass - variometer compensation bottle - nose towing hooks - C.G. towing hook - complete set of safety harness - seat cushion 15.00 6.85 1.47 9.6 1.017 1.094 0.6874 0.84 [m] [m] [m] [m2 ] [m2 ] [m2 ] [m] [m] LUN 1107-8 W-10S or W-12S WRs-5D WRs-30C EZS-3 or EZS-4 KI-13A or BS-1 KWEC-2 TOST E85 TOST G88 J5-00-00 SZD-55-1 Type Certificate Data Sheet page 3 BG-163/1 issue 4 NOTES: The SZD-55-1XM glider may be equipped alternatively with PR-400 airspeed indicator with SP3 stall warning unit. The glider may be equipped with C.G. tow hook (installed on landing gear), with nose tow hook (in front of control column) or with both a.m. hooks. C 10. Mass [kg]: maximum in-flight allowed sailplane mass - without water ballast - with water ballast 350 500 minimum wing mass minimum cockpit load2) 102 60 maximum cockpit load 110 maximum water ballast in wing tanks 195 maximum water ballast in fuselage tail tank 9.6 Maximum fuselage load is determined individually for each plane, basing on results of sailplane weighing with standard equipment, and given in Flight Manual item 2.4 “Table of weighing” of the SZD-55-1 or SZD-55-1XM sailplane. Pilots of weight below 60 kg, must use the corrective ballast as specified in Flight Manual of the SZD-55-1 or SZD-55-1XM sailplane. 11. Center of Gravity position: The allowed range of C.G. positions of empty sailplane with standard equipment depends on the mass of empty plane and, it is specified in diagrams in Flight Manual item 2.3. of the SZD-55-1 or SZD-55-1XM sailplane. The allowed range of in-flight sailplane C.G. position: - front limit 28.31 [cm] - rear limit 44.12 [cm] (19.0 %MAC) (42.0 %MAC) C.G. position is measured in respect to Datum Point. Datum Point is the leading edge at the wing/fuselage partition plane. The leading edge of MAC is 15.25 cm aft in reference to Datum Point. The weighing is to be performed at such glider attitude that the leading edge and trailing edge, of the wing cross-section at the levelling point, are level. Information on the allowed sailplane load and its distribution, ensuring that the allowed in-flight weight and C.G. position will be maintained, are contained in the Flight Manual of SZD-55-1 or SZD-55-1XM glider, item 2.3. When determining the allowed load conditions, the crew with back parachute has been assumed. While flying without the parachute, pilot shall use the back cushion of 8 cm thickness. When using parachute of thickness different from 8.0 cm, the cushion thickness should be corrected appropriately. 12. Airspeed limitations (EAS): never exceed speed manoeuvring speed [km/h] VNE 250 VA 195 SZD-55-1 Type Certificate Data Sheet page 4 BG-163/1 issue 4 maximum rough air speed maximum allowed speed for air brake operation maximum allowed landing gear operation speed maximum allowed winch launching speed 4) maximum allowed aerotow speed VRA 195 250 VLO 250 VW 145 VT 155 13. Cross wind component verified in take-off and landing: 5 [m/s] 14. Limit manoeuvring load factors: - at VA speed - at VG speed - at VNE speed +5.3 g -2.65 g +4.7 g 15. Allowed aerobatic manoeuvres and recommended entry speeds: manoeuvre speed [km/h] manoeuvre speed [km/h] normal loop 160÷180 climbing turn 180÷195 stall turn 160÷180 lazy eight 170÷185 half roll half loop 90÷100 spin NOTE: Aerobatics allowed only without water ballast (wing and fuselage tanks) 16. Safety link: While aerotowed or winch-launched, the safety link shall be used of 600±50 [daN] rated strength, according to the dwg No 551.04.05, or other approved safety link with rated strength not exceeding 650.0 [daN]. 17. Other limitations: -night flying not allowed -flights with water ballast at temperature below 273oK (0oC) -winch-launched take-off allowed only with C.G. hook installed on landing gear 18. Control surface deflection: a) elevator - up - down 30o±1o 20o±1o b) rudder - right - left 35o-3o 35o-3o c) aileron - up - down 31.5o±1o 14.5o±1o Aileron up and down deflections measured in reference to the neutral position. At this setting neutralsetting both aileorns deflected symmetrically down 2.5o d) air brake 180.0 [mm] ± 3 [mm] (measured in reference to wing top surface) SZD-55-1 Type Certificate Data Sheet page 5 BG-163/1 issue 4 SZD-55-1 Type Certificate Data Sheet page 6 BG-163/1 issue 4 19. Certification basis: JAR-22 requirements , Change 4, issue of 7 May, 1987 20. Manuals: SZD-55-1 - Flight Manual of SZD-55-1sailplane SZD-55-1XM - Flight Manual of SZD-55-1XM sailplane - Technical Description, Technical Service Manual, Periodic Works of SZD-55-1 sailplane, issue IV, August 1991 - Repair Manual of SZD-55-1 sailplane, issue II, 1991 - Technical Description, Technical Service Manual, Periodic Works of SZD-55-1XM sailplane, issue I, July 1998 - Repair Manual of SZD-55-1 sailplane, issue II, 1991 E 21. The external surfaces of sailplane should have the white, not getting yellow, painting coats 22. The colour markings on upper surfaces of wing and tailplane not allowed. 23. Fact. Nos of planes covered with this Data Sheet: 551190001 ÷ 551199110, X-146 1) X-144 with wings from X-145 2) 551194072 with wings from X-144 3) 51198105XM from 551A04001 on NOTES: 1. For the sake of minor differences in construction, the appropriate corrections must be made in the manuals referred to in item 20 of this Data Sheet, and intended for the Fact. No X-146 glider. 2. For the sake of minor differences in construction, the Fact. No X-144 glider may be operated only in accordance with the following manuals: − Flight Manual of the SZD-55-1 sailplane, issue 3/144 of 27.04.90 − Technical Description, Technical Service Manual of the SZD-55-1 sailplane, issue III/144, of 07.05.1990 3. For the sake of minor differences in construction, the Fact. No 551194072 glider may be operated only in accordance with the following manuals: − Flughandbuch SZD-55-1 Werk Nr 551194072, Ausgabe IV, November 1991, LBA Version − Wartungshandbuch SZD-55-1 Werk Nr 551194072, Ausgabe IV, August 1991, LBA Version –THE END –