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recapen(at)earthlink.net
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:48 am    Post subject: Jacking A model tail Reply with quote

My 6A is having its engine and prop worked on due to a tornado driving the hangar door in to my plane.

Meanwhile, with the engine out - I can take care of some of the things on my to-do list that have been pre-empted by flying.

Re-doing my maingearleg fairings and main wheel pants are at the top of the list. With the engine out, it is currently resting on a sawhorsebelow one of the tail-cone bulkheads.

My question: Can I get one of those tripod jacks like I have for jacking the wing and use it on the tail tie-down point? This will allow me to 'three-point' the plane while I measure and re-fit.

Thanks,
Ralph
N822AR (at) N06 "Patience" - and glad he paid for insurance....


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:33 pm    Post subject: Jacking A model tail Reply with quote

Typically a tail stand is used for holding up the tail. Go to www.aircraftjacks.com and look up tail stand under products....

-Mike Kraus

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On Jul 21, 2012, at 12:47 PM, "Ralph E. Capen" <recapen(at)earthlink.net> wrote:

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My 6A is having its engine and prop worked on due to a tornado driving the hangar door in to my plane.

Meanwhile, with the engine out - I can take care of some of the things on my to-do list that have been pre-empted by flying.

Re-doing my maingearleg fairings and main wheel pants are at the top of the list. With the engine out, it is currently resting on a sawhorsebelow one of the tail-cone bulkheads.

My question: Can I get one of those tripod jacks like I have for jacking the wing and use it on the tail tie-down point? This will allow me to 'three-point' the plane while I measure and re-fit.

Thanks,
Ralph
N822AR (at) N06 "Patience" - and glad he paid for insurance....








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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:25 am    Post subject: Jacking A model tail Reply with quote

Another possibility is to remove your tail tie-down eye and replace it with threaded rod with matching threads. Drill a hole in the sawhorse, and insert the bolt in the hole. You could add a nut and washers to the end to adjust it up or down...

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Subject: Jacking A model tail
My 6A is having its engine and prop worked on due to a tornado driving the hangar
door in to my plane.

Meanwhile, with the engine out - I can take care of some of the things on my to-do
list that have been pre-empted by flying.

Re-doing my maingearleg fairings and main wheel pants are at the top of the list.
With the engine out, it is currently resting on a sawhorsebelow one of the
tail-cone bulkheads.

My question: Can I get one of those tripod jacks like I have for jacking the wing
and use it on the tail tie-down point? This will allow me to 'three-point'
the plane while I measure and re-fit.

Thanks,
Ralph
N822AR (at) N06 "Patience" - and glad he paid for insurance....

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