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You can see... |
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... just be looking at the Solair II... |
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... that it is a 100 % composite plane. |
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The cockpit is built around the pilot ... |
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... and the large hood offers an optimum view. |
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The seat base is made of aramide fibre composite. It
has a form fit to a bulkhead which further reinforces the
fuselage. |
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The seat base is removable for maintenance which
allows easy access to all fuse installations. |
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The main gear strut almost completely encloses the
wheels... |
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... and is mounted below the fuselage as a single
assembly. |
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The wing just before joining the top and bottom
halves. Additional ribs increase the rigidity of the
honeycomb sandwich. |
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Botton half of a winglet... the spar stub fit into
the outer as well as the inner wing. |
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Additional control surfaces at the winglets increase
the yaw moment. |
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The winglet rudders operate to one side only and fit
snugly into the winglet bottom when not deflected. |