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Re: Europa-List: Jacking up a tri gear

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Jacking up a tri gear
From: Jeffrey Roberts <jeff@rmmm.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 14:24:42

> 
> For my annual I need to take the main wheels of the ground, one at a time.
> What is the best way of doing so? I have the leg fairings installed, so
> I can't use the legs. The area where the leg protrudes from the fuselage
> is curved, so I can't use a piece of wood either.


Frans,
This is where I go to place a soft piece of foam then the wood and jack. Works
every time.
Jeff R.  N128LJ Gold Rush


> Before I reinvent the
> wheel I would like to hear what others have thought out.
> 
> (In case you are wondering how I built this flying machine: I had a full
> length craddle, and lifted the entire airplane once the gear was ready
> with a hoist. Neither the hoist nor the craddle are available anymore).
> 
> Thanks,
> Frans
> 
> 
> 
> 



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