Good day, Tom
In my EF 19, the short text description is on page 4, and the photo is on
page 17. If your EF 19 is not the same as mine, we will have to get Dave
Watts to tell us why!!
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Friedland" <beecho@pw-x.com>
Subject: Re: Whelan Strobes - and aircraft jacking
> Hi David
>
> My Europa Flier #19 does not have any discussion of a jacking method!
> Might it be in another issue?
>
> Tom Friedland A079
> For Dave - A143.
>
> In Europa Flyer 19 (Dec 98-Feb99) there is a description and an
> illustration
> of a jacking unit designed by Jean Phillip Neal (F-WSLH, serial 273).
> Although that unit is made of wood, I have replicated it with some 50 mm
> square aluminium box section left over from another aircraft design. I
> use
> an old folding car jack rather than the small trolley jack shown in the
> photo. This system is fully satisfactory for lifting the whole aircraft
> for
> its annual inspection, and you can climb aboard and retract the
> monowheel
> without any problem while the aircraft is up on its jack; you need to
> put a
> small wedge of foam under each outrigger to steady the aircraft. You can
> also remove the wings with the aircraft on this jack, but the fuselage
> on
> its own needs stabilising with a false spar and some uprights whilst the
> wings are out.
>
> If forum users do not have access to EF 19 and are interested in this
> design, we will try and get it put onto the Club website.
>
> David
> G-BZAM - UK265
>
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