LINDSTRAND BALLOONS - Cameron Balloons

1 LINDSTRAND BALLOONS MAINTENANCE MANUAL For use with all LINDSTRAND Hot Air BALLOONS LINDSTRAND BALLOONS MAESBURY ROAD OSWESTRY SHROPSHIRE SY10 8ZZ TEL: (01691) 671717 FAX: (01691) 671122 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from LINDSTRAND BALLOONS , Maesbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8ZZ, England. LB HABMM Issue Page i Record of Amendments No. Date Affected Pages Approval 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ii, iii, 16, 16a, 25, 62a, 62b ii, iii, iv, S1-1, S1-2, S1-3, S1-4, S1-5 ii, iii, iv, 28, 38, 65, S2-1, S2-2, S2-3, S2-4, S2-5, S2-6, S2-7, S2-8, S2-9 ii, iii, iv, S3-1, S3-2, S3-3, S3-4, S3-5, S3-6, S3-7, S3-8, S3-9, S3-10, S3-11 ii, iiia, iv, S4-1, S4-2 ii, 63, 63a, 64, 65, 66, 67 ii, iii, 66, 67 ii, 67 ii, iiia, iv, 20, 21, 21a, 22, 24, 25, 28, 33, 46, 46a, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, S5-1, S5-2, S5-3, S5-4 S G Forse M Goodwin M Goodwin M Goodwin S G Forse S G Forse S G Forse S G Forse Amendments This manual is kept up to date by amendments consisting of looseleaf pages, required to add new information or amend existing information.

2 Pages affected by an amendment and the effective date are shown above. The pages themselves are identified by a change of the issue number at the bottom of each page. The number after the point in the issue number represents the amendment level of that page, eg the page marked Issue is at Issue 1, modified by Amendment 4. LB HABMM Issue Page ii CONTENTS SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Manual Applicability Identification of Systems Qualification SECTION 2 - AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS Approval Statement Mandatory Replacement Time Structural Inspection Interval Structural Inspection Procedure SECTION 3 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Envelopes Baskets Fuel Systems Burners Instruments Part Numbers SECTION 4 - PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE Paperwork Envelopes Baskets Fuel Systems

3 Burners Instruments Hydraulic Remote Burner Control SECTION 5 - REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE Envelopes Baskets Fuel Systems Burners SECTION 6 - INSPECTION PROGRAM Pre-Flight Inspection 100 Hour/Annual Inspection Fabric Strength Test Inspection After Overheating Hydrostatic Structural Inspection SECTION 7 - SUPPLEMENTS Supplement No. 1 - LINDSTRAND Super Single Burner Supplement No. 2 - Jetstream Series 2 Double, Triple and Quad Burners LB HABMM Issue Page iii CONTENTS SECTION 7 - SUPPLEMENTS Supplement No.

4 3 Series 2 Cloudhopper Bottom End Supplement No. 4 - Recommended Procedure for Disinfecting Hot Air balloon Baskets Supplement No. 5 - Easy Access Baskets LB HABMM Issue Page iiia MAINTENANCE MANUAL SUPPLEMENTS Supplement No. Title 1 LINDSTRAND Super Single Burner 2 Jetstream Series 2 Double, Triple and Quad Burners 3 Series 2 Cloudhopper Bottom End 4 Recommended Procedure for Disinfecting Hot Air balloon Baskets 5 Easy Access Baskets LB HABMM Issue Page iv SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this Manual This Maintenance Manual provides information on the following aspects of a LINDSTRAND BALLOONS hot air balloon : Airworthiness Limitations Technical Description Preventative Maintenance Repair and Maintenance Instructions Inspection Programs In total, this information is intended to provide an owner, operator, or repairer, with sufficient guidance so that the balloon may be preserved in an airworthy condition.

5 If any detailed information cannot be found in this manual, then the factory should be contacted at the address shown on Page i. All relevant parts must meet the requirements specified in this manual. Use of un-approved parts or sub-standard materials will invalidate the Certificate of Airworthiness. Deviation from the repair instructions and material specifications contained in this manual, are not permitted without prior written consent from LINDSTRAND BALLOONS . Applicability The information contained within this manual applies to all hot air BALLOONS manufactured by LINDSTRAND BALLOONS . See Section 3, Technical Description, for a comprehensive list of models covered. Identification of Systems All major components of LINDSTRAND hot air BALLOONS are identified by a serial number and a description.

6 These are located as follows: Envelope - Engraved on the crown ring and on an identification plate, which is situated on the top side of the envelope mouth. Burner - Engraved onto the top of the cross-over valve. Basket - Engraved onto a plate screwed onto the basket sidewall. Cylinder - Engraved on a plate which is fixed to the bottom foot ring of the cylinder. It is important that the relevant serial number is quoted when communicating with LINDSTRAND BALLOONS . Qualification This manual has been segmented so that the preventative maintenance which may be undertaken by the owner/operator, and any other servicing instructions which have no effect upon the airworthiness status of the balloon , are included within Section 4, Preventative Maintenance.

7 All other maintenance and repair, including the annual/100 hour inspection, must be accomplished by an appropriately approved inspector. LB HABMM Issue Page 1 SECTION 2 AIRWORTHINESS LIMITATIONS Approval Statement This manual provides the maintenance information required under Section BCAR Mandatory Replacement Time There are no components of any of the LINDSTRAND range of BALLOONS which are required to be replaced after a fixed length of time. Structural Inspection Interval The structural inspection interval for LINDSTRAND BALLOONS is 100 hours operation, or one year; whichever is the sooner. In addition, if the balloon has 250 or more hours of operation at the time of inspection, a fabric strength test must be performed.

8 Structural Inspection Procedure The instructions for the structural inspection procedure are specified in Section of this manual. The instructions for the fabric strength test are contained within Section LB HABMM Issue Page 2 SECTION 3 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Envelopes The different styles of LINDSTRAND BALLOONS envelopes are shown in Figure The following different sizes are manufactured: Envelope Size (1,000 s ) Type No. of Gores 42 56 69 77 90 105 120 150 180 210 240 310 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A2 A2 A2 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 28 The nomenclature of LINDSTRAND envelopes is shown in Figure Envelopes are manufactured from high tenacity nylon or polyester base cloth which is coated with either a polyurethane fluorocarbon elastomer or a silicon based elastomer.

9 The base cloth is the load carrying element of the fabric. The construction of the base cloth is from fibres woven in mutually perpendicular directions. The fabric is supplied in a roll and the fibres which run in the direction of the roll are called the warp fibres, and the fibres running across the roll are the weft fibres. Horizontally cut BALLOONS have the weft fibres aligned in the vertical direction and vice-versa for vertically cut BALLOONS . The coating produces an airtight membrane and the coating material contains anti-fungal ingredient to inhibit the growth of mould or black spot. A network of vertical and horizontal polyester webbing, called load tapes, encapsulates the envelope and provides a further load carrying element. The vertical load tapes are attached to an aluminium apex, or crown ring, at the top of the balloon .

10 They extend down to the mouth of the envelope where attachment is made to the flying wires by a loop which passes through the eye of the flying wire. There is always a minimum of one vertical load tape per gore. Horizontal load tapes do not appear on every horizontal seam and are provided to increase resistance to tears or rips. There are at least three horizontal tapes, although this number increases with larger sizes of envelope. A gore is the section of fabric which lies between two vertical load tapes. Each gore is constructed from individual panels. Panels may be orientated horizontally or vertically. Vertical panels are longer vertically than they are broad and visa versa for horizontal panels. The first panel above the mouth of the balloon is made from heat resistant fabric, such as Nomex, which gives greater burn damage resistance for inflations and tethered flights.