The wing is supported by a V-strut and jury struts. It was of tailwheel undercarriage configuration with a pusher engine mounted above the wing and behind the two pilots. Controls were standard stick and rudder. For each configured and loaded groundbanner there is a message, To pick up the banner from the ground, approach the rope between the two pylons at an altitude of less than 15ft agl. Starting the Rotax 582 is pretty easy, after assuring that the propeller area is clear, there are only three steps to take: It helps to add a bit of throttle for starting the engine. There are two possible ways to create a banner: You can either place one about 50m to your right by using the menu (Moyes Dragonfly -> Place Banner) or you can place it at specific coordinates using a small configuration file: Note that the engine does not have a mixture lever, as the mixture is automatically regulated using a technique called "High Altitude Compensation" (HAC). The tail wheel is steerable by means of the rudder pedals. The Switch Panel, located at the wing root, is displayed when no instrument panel is installed. Additionally, the EIS-2000G includes a reduced before takeoff checklist that is displayed on start. It had dual controls for training and has been used for livestock management on large properties. Available options are: You can also select which texture to use for the banner and whether/in which manner human models shall be displayed. you can release the banner by pressing the 'o' (lower case letter, not zero). The takeoff distance required to clear a 49ft (15m) high obstacle is 492ft (150m) while flying solo and 984ft (300m) at maximum weight, on level short dry grass with no wind at 59F (15C). You can see the towed banner when looking back or changing the view. [1][2][5][6][7][8][9][11], The aircraft is constructed of bolted 6061-T6 aluminium, with the two seats mounted on a fuselage boom tube that runs from the front rudder pedals to the tail. Although it is not yet complete, the functionality available works as described in the flight manual. The aircraft contains checklists to guide you through the preflight checks and starting the engine. The wing and tail surfaces are covered in pre-sewn Dacron envelopes. [10] The aircraft has been successful as a hang glider tug and is also used for livestock mustering in its home country, as well as for recreational flying where STOL capabilities are required. [10] The standard Rotax 582 engine is mounted in pusher configuration behind the wing's trailing edge. The aircraft is equipped with dual controls for pilot training and the rear seat is removable when not needed. It is a small XML file placed in your FlightGear home directory (which is ~/.fgfs on Linux and /Users//AppData/Roaming/flightgear.org/ on Windows) named groundbanner.xml. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The engine's liquid-cooling allows fast descents while towing, without subjecting the engine cylinders to shock-cooling. The hall wind meter is a simplistic airspeed indicator, basically working by having a "floating" plate inside a transparent tube. It cycles the left and right magneto switches in the following order: As of March/April 2020, the Dragonfly is under active development by D-NXKT and D-ECHO. Being an ultralight aircraft with less regulation than seen on typical aircraft, the Dragonfly can be equipped with a variety of different instrumentations. Page 6 of this Service Information contains more information about this system. There you can set various options: This enables an instrument panel to the left of the pilot, including a standard size airspeed indicator, altimeter, RPM and coolant temperature indicator as well as a compass. To set it up in a way you like, go to the menu, Moyes Dragonfly -> Configuration. This is a model of a Moyes Dragonfly, a microlight plane built by MOYES, Australia orignally designed by Robery Bailey of Florida. You will notice a decrease of the drag and can see the banner falling down when looking at it. Bailey Moyes Dragonfly 24-7052 (c/n C107) at Narromine, NSW in October 2016 (David C Eyre), One 48 kw (65 hp) Rotax 582UL-2V two-cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled, electronic dual-ignition engine. This page was last edited on 20 May 2020, at 16:21. [12], Data from Cliche and LiteFlite[1][10][12], Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era, "Welcome to the website of LiteFlite - Home of the Dragonfly", "Pitman Air, Light Sport and Ultralight Aircraft", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bailey-Moyes_Dragonfly&oldid=1038690233, Short description is different from Wikidata, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 August 2021, at 03:30. The FlightGear model of the Dragonfly supports banner towing. The fuselage was a large main boom attached to the pilot area with aluminium tubing. You have to be very close to the center of the rope to catch it. The Bailey Moyes Dragonfly , also kjown as the LiteFlite Dragonfly,was one of a range of ultralight aircraft produced by Moyes Microlites Pty Ltd of Waverley, NSW and was initially available in kit form for the amateur builder. The machine was designed by Mr Robert Bailey in Orlando, Florida, USA in 1993 and was aimed at the market for a light aircraft to be used specifically for towing hang gliders to altitude. This role requires an aircraft that can climb quickly at low speed. A unique feature is the extended rudder post, which is supported by steel cables from the wings and used as a tow attachment point. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], The Dragonfly was developed in the late 1980s specifically as a hang glider tug for use in flatland areas where hang glider flying, which usually relies on hill launches, was not possible. The same basic design is also known as the Bailey Dragonfly, Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly, and has variants with considerable modifications and variations. It is available as a complete aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction. For the airspeed indicator and the hall wind meter, the indicated unit can be selected. Examples have been sold around the world for hang glider towing work and some examples in Europe have been fitted with floats. In later years it was produced in some numbers by LiteFlite which referred to it as the Great Australian Bush Plane. The aircraft takes about 200 hours to assemble from the kit. The FlightGear model is based on the design produced by Moyes. The aircraft has been variously produced by Moyes Microlights, Bailey-Moyes Microlights and currently LiteFlite of Botany, New South Wales, all different iterations of the same company. The magneto switch binding works as if it would with a conventional L/R/BOTH magneto switch for commonality. Basic flying features are quite simple and almost perfect as a starter for pilots. Create this file and paste the following content into it; it will tell FlightGear where to put the banner: This example places one banner at the runway intersection of KSFO, left to 28R. It was of 6061 steel tube construction and was structurally supported by stainless steel wire with fabric covering. Power was usually provided by either two-stroke or four-stroke engines and a range of options was available to meet the requirements of the purchaser and financial constraints. The flexible steel axles work as shock absorbers during taxiing and landing. You can verify that the banners were loaded on the output of your console window. The Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly is an Australian-American two-seats-in-tandem, high-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft. The landing gear consists of two main wheels on chrome molybdenum steel gear legs and axles, and a tail wheel configuration. The pilot sits on the very front of the main tube with a breathtaking, undisturbed view. The banner to tow has to be picked up from the ground during the flight and can be released in flight before landing. It is made of aluminium tubing, wing and empennage have a dracon skin. The current to-do list is as follows (not complete and subject to change): aerodynamic coefficients are a very rough guess, Pilot's Operating Handbook & Flight Training Supplement, Maintenance Manual 582 Dragonfly & Assembly Manual 582 Dragonfly, Maintenance Manual 912 Dragonfly & Kit Assembly 912 Dragonfly, UL-Pilot-Report: Dragonfly von Moyes - fliegermagazin, https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Moyes_Dragonfly&oldid=124767, Moyes Microlights, Bailey-Moyes Microlights, LiteFlite, Toggle Bridle and replace broken weak link, Toggle auto-coordination (beneficial for mouse control), aerodynamics and movement of the banner is far from being realistic. [13][14], The Dragonfly has been exported to 12 countries, where it is primarily employed as a hang glider tug. There can be any number of elements in the file, to place more of them. It was a three-axis ultralight aircraft with slow flying ability and was able to operate from small blocks of land. The dragonfly has excellent slow flight characteristics and is suitable for towing of hang gliders. See the manufacturer's website and here for more information. When the pickup succeeded, a message is printed on the console window. . The aircraft has been in production since 1990 and was designed as a special-purpose tug for hang gliders and ultralight sailplanes. Takeoff and landing is simple and due to its slow flying speed, the Dragonfly is perfect for scenery exploration. The Dragonfly achieves this goal, with a power-off stall speed of 17kn (31km/h) by using a large area wing of 170 square feet (16m2) in conjunction with Junkers-style flaperons. and you will notice a change in the flight-behaviour due to the increased drag caused by the banner on your tail. This simulates a compact engine monitor, namely the EIS-2000G (Engine Information System) as described here. [1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][11][12], The design is a Federal Aviation Administration approved special light-sport aircraft, produced by Pitman Air of Red Bluff, California.