AP 2512A, - B (Sleigh I & II) PDF
AP 2512A, - B (Sleigh I & II) PDF
AP 2512A, - B (Sleigh I & II) PDF
S LEI G H I & II
LIST OF CONTENTS
PART I DESCRIPTIVE
INTRODUCTION 5
FUEL SYSTEMS 5
AIRCRAFT CONTROLS 5
ENGINE CONTROLS 6
PART II HANDLING
Pre-flight checklist 7
Starting the engines and warming up 7
Testing the engines and services 7
Take-off 7
Climbing 8
General Flying 8
Stalling 8
Diving 8
Approach and landing 9
After Landing 9
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ANNEXE I: DRAWINGS
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PART I
DESCRIPTIVE
INTRODUCTION
FUEL SYSTEM
AIRCRAFT CONTROL
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ENGINE CONTROLS
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PART II
HANDLING
Pre-flight checklist
1 Reindeer Full
2 Check weather report
3 (Mk. II only) Rudolphs nose pre heating
4 Inspect reindeer hooves
5 Check loading done by Elves
6- Sleigh logbook and license on board and valid
7 Kiss Mrs Claus good-bye
Take-off
Warning If backfiring is experienced during the take-off run
the take-off should, if possible, be abandoned and the air intake
shutter examined for damage. To avoid backfiring, do not feed
reindeer with beans.
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Climbing
The recommended climbing speed is 120 m.p.h. I.A.S. from
ground level to operating height.
General Flying
S t a b i l i t y : The Sleigh is stable about all axes under all
conditions of flight
Flying at reduced airspeeds in conditions of
p o o r v i s i b i l i t y : Reduce speed to 120 M.P.H. (104kt) I.A.S.
in order to delegate navigation to Rudolph. Normal cruise
speed can be restored one time control has been delegated.
Stalling
There is little warning of the approach of the stall except for a
slight sleigh buffeting which may be felt some 5 m.p.h. before
the stall itself. At the stall, the nose drops gently. In all cases
recovery is straight-forward and easy.
Diving
Engaging the sleigh in a dive is forbidden under all
circumstances. Exceeding the manoeuvering speed with the
cargo load can have direct consequences on cargo wrapping
and conditions. Children expect to hear reindeers bells, not a
Stuka diving horn.
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After Landing
Immediate cares must be given to the Reindeer. A particular
attention should be paid to hooves. No Elves or ground support
should touch them before:
(i) Grounding the Sleigh in order to avoid electrical
sparks
(ii) Reindeers hooves temperature is below 140
Fahrenheit.
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Cargo jettisoning
Cargo jettisoning can be attempted only above desert area or
oceans. A particular attention must be paid to weight & balance
during the procedure. Equivalent mass of Milk and Cookies
must ingested by the pilot during the procedure in order to
respect the CG envelop.
Ditching
Ditching speed must not exceed 105 M.P.H.
Reindeers power must be reduced to the minimum and all
cargo must have been previously jettisoned. One time in the
water, the Sleigh is designed to float and reindeers should
provide necessary power to reach the closest land available
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Parachute exits
Parachute exit can be done under 120kt I.A.S
The free fall position must take in consideration all
interferences between the pilots barb and the opening
mechanism (See figure 1)
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ANNEXE I: DRAWINGS
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SLEIGH M.K. I
Eight reindeers:
- DASHER
- DANCER
- PRANCER
- VIXEN
- COMET
- CUPID
- DONNER
- BLITZEN
SLEIGH M.K.II
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