REFLECTOR: Gear leg stress

[Keith Hallsten]

Al,

 

I’m not flying yet, but the IO-540 is hung, and I have no problem lifting
one of the main gear off the deck.  I just crouch under the end of the CS
spar, put my shoulders against the bottom of the wing/strake joint and
straighten up.

The technique is to lift with your shoulders and legs, not arms and back.  I
have seen other Velocity drivers do this many times – try it!

 

Keith Hallsten

 

 

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Al Gietzen
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:42 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Gear leg stress

 

  It consists in lifting a wing until one wheel is  off the ground and you
can see how much stress this takes off the gear.  Not good if you have a
strained back .

 

Can you really do that?  I estimated that with ½ tank of fuel I’d have to
lift about 200# at the end of the wing to lift the wheel.  Maybe my plane is
a lot heavier than yours, or you are a lot stronger than I.

 

Al

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