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Busy day at work, I had to carry out an SB (service bulletin) on the gear control system that resulted in the requirement of a gear swing for a customer aircraft.
Something that most people will never get to see, so for your entertainment and no expense spared.................

Matt

Cool!

Blimey, Matt!

Your Workshop floor puts my Kitchen floor to shame!.... ....!

That's what I call......"Shiny"!.... ...!

Paul... ...!

I swung the gear on a t-6 once, it is scary, if the jack fails you are screwed

Are they really supporting that entire aircraft from 4 stands? That's impressive. 

Thanks Matt...brings back some fond memories...

Oh and like Paul said about the floor...any chance you could pop over and do our kitchen floor???.....          

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Very cool Matt.

Blimey, Matt!

Your Workshop floor puts my Kitchen floor to shame!.... ....!

That's what I call......"Shiny"!.... ...!

Paul... ...!

It is a non-slip floor covering. Not bad as non slip comes when you are trying to skate on a pool of hydraulic oil We do nothing to make it look shiny, just the way it is.......also as a civilian, I can employ my time without the need to polish a hanger floor, that was something in that involved a life in a blue suit in a time long ago


[quote]Are they really supporting that entire aircraft from 4 stands? That's impressive.

[quote]Believe it or not, it is only supported by three jacks. The two under the wings and the rear jack. On the 737, the nose jack is positioned with about half an inch clearance from jack to aircraft. It is the "just in case" jack if it all goes wrong. If the nose jack is hard up against the aircraft you could end up with a banana shaped aircraft if too much load was transferred to the rear jack hence the slight gap at the front jack. The down side is, you are on the verge of soiling yourself each time you cycle the gear as the flight deck feels as if it is trying to jump up!

Matt