Jack the jacker's tire shop
Here it is - the prototype jacking cradle.
I made this at home and quickly realized when I got to the hangar that it could probably jack up the mains on a DC9
just a wee bit overbuilt...
An old carpet on it's final mission
Overbuilt or not - the darn thing works!
Now I get to try out my new beadbreaker so we can rotate the tires
It works
To rotate the tire I need to remove and rotate the tube as well because of the valve stem
Continuing with the open up I get the seats removed
and then the floors and insulation blankets
Yup, these things really are 'hand built' in Georgia
check out that big honkin' spring
When you really get down to it, there's just not that much there
Someone on the Maule forum was asking about how the spring gear was attached - like this
Others have commented about the fact that the frames are MIG welded rather than TIG or gas welded
My only comment is that Maule is the manufacturer and all of the planes have airworthiness certificates
Remember that time in Idaho when we we pumped all that 5606 brake fluid into the left bleeder while I watched the right pedal?
I almost expected to find a puddle down here but it looks clean. The insulation must have soaked all of it up
You can see why I was so adamant about getting that lost flap handle detent spring
wouldn't want it wandering around in this area, would we?
This is under the panel - My Lord Colin, you've got a lot of stuff!
the most unfortunate thing about today was that it was such a lovely day to fly
and 9AW remains grounded
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