Development note (rough, unfinished, omissions, and with probable errors; sail covering may be other than nylon ripstop)For a
TPHG 4 ft of pack length of 4 feet, but adjustments could be made for a 5-ft option of less strut density, etc. Option intent on the 4-ft deal would be a use of telescopic overlap of 6 inches, thus having left wing spars of extended length set at 16 ft less three portions of join 6" for a net of 14.5 ft left LE, and similar for the right wing; couplers would add some mass and some sail-area opportunity, if wanted; a small amount might be used for the spar joining the keel. Empennage is fully omitted in this note, but attention for such would be needed for completion.
Assembly Instructions from Toted Pack
Note: Toted pack could be arranged as a low-CG wheeled pulled arrangement; and the wheels could become part of a wheeled TPHG.
Unpacking:
Open the ground cloth, which doubles as the wrapping bag for the toted pack.
Lay out the ground cloth with pre-marked positions for assembly. The ground cloth helps to keep sand and dust away from the quad-telescopic parts.
Keel Assembly:
Connect and secure the two keel parts using shear pins.
Position the keel assembly on the ground cloth as indicated.
Spar Set Placement:
Place the four spar sets according to their final wing configuration on the ground cloth.
Spar Expansion and Shear Pin Insertion: Note: If a coupler system is rather chosen, then instructions would differ.
Extend the telescopic spar segments fully.
Insert shear pins to secure the inner larger segments to the keel and attach the chordwise struts.
Diagonal Stay Lines:
Install 16 diagonal stay lines to maintain the structural integrity and shape of the wing. Left and right wing presents four quadrilaterals to be stayed. 2x4x2=16
Crossline Mounting: (a spanwise crossline goes from left wing to right wing; a chordwise crossline goes from nose to keel)
Attach flying and landing lines to the spar sets using crosslines.
Mount fore-to-aft crosslines to the nose and rear position of the keel.
Kingpost and Queenposts Insertion:
Insert the kingpost and adjust its length to achieve proper tension.
Install queenposts into the keel and connect to flying crosslines to form the control bar (no bar, just the portion of crosslines; but perhaps an overwrap will be used that gives "hand" and also foundation for two wheels; each wheel will consist of four half-wheels somehow)
Final Adjustments and Checking:
Ensure all lines are correctly tensioned and aligned.
Perform a final check of all termini and connections.
Covering Installation:
Dress the assembled frame with the ripstop nylon covering.
Secure the edges into Velcro hooks positioned on sleeves attached to spar segments.
Airfoil Forming Stuffers:
Place airfoil-forming stuffers to shape the wing covering for optimal aerodynamic performance.
Follow these detailed steps in sequence to assemble the hang glider directly over the ground cloth, which serves as the wrapping bag for the toted pack. Ensure each component is correctly positioned and secured according to the instructions for safe and efficient assembly.
The above assumes dressing a pre-rigged SS lined skeleton.
Differently would be to line rig a DS socked wing after the socks are placed; this would require perhaps some access holes for attaching the upper and lower rigging lines; the quadrilateral-shape-keeping diagonal stays and stuffer-support lines could be places before socking the wing. Airfoil-forming stuffer system might be somewhat collapsed while the socks are placed; then pull up the stuffer assembly for robust airfoil forming. DS would usually invite a final heavier empty weight for the TPHG. And attaching rigging lines would follow a different dealing.
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