F X Connell wrote:
> Greetings to all Europaphiles from Australia.
> I have been following Europa E-mail for some months and thought it
> about time I contributed some input.
> My concern is with the monowheel tyre.
> I have seen no reference at any time to tyre blowouts on landing or to
> overnight deflation .
> The controllability of the a/c in the landing phase could be horrific.as
> also the removal and repair of the tyre ,especially if overnighting away
> from home.
> As we all know, the m/wheel requires some specialised jacking equipment for
> any u/c work in our own garage or hangar.
> The thought struck me when I had to overnight recently at a remote and
> prickly airfield notorious for a/c punctures and I wondered what would greet
> me on return next morning.
> Luckly no problem,however one day it will happen.
> Strange that no reports have appeared to date.
> How do you raise safely a monowheel in a remote region and remove the wheel
> without carrying a heavy set of specialised tools dedicated to that
> particular task?
> Any comments or accounts of past experiences would be of great interest.
> Regards to all
> Frank Connell
> Kit 262. Geelong. 26/7/2001.
Some time ago there was an e-mail that
described a jacking block that fits under the
gear leg, just ahead of the tire. We built one
recently and found it quite useful and portable,
we intend taking it along on longer trips, in case
we need to jack up the plane for any reason.
The jacking block is a board with two bolts sticking
out the top to catch the edge of the gear leg just
in front of the tire, to keep the block from sliding
forward/up when jacking. A wedge shaped block of
wood is attached to the bottom of the board to provide
a level surface for a floor jack, scissors jack, etc. The
jacking block is about 6" x 6" x 3" (I'm working from
memory here).
Again, this appeared in an e-mail over a year ago,
so I can't take credit for it.
Terry Seaver
A135 / N135TD
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