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Dear Jan,
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>
> > A fold out ramp with tracks for the fuselage cradle is very successful,
> > especially if it has a jacking system to allow the wheel to be retracted.
>
> I understand that the ramp has the jacking system and lifts the wheeled cradle
> that then lifts the a/c weight off its (main) wheel, is that right?
Yes.
>
> In old Europa mail I found an intriguing entry (27/07/97) on "Fuselage
> manipulation" by Graham Singleton:
> "I have the two wheel jacking dolly, very useful for rigging and checking
> retraction, etc. but not yet built a trailer for it."
> Is this two wheel jacking dolly a well known item, that I could acquire
> somewhere?
It is the first that I have met, but it could be good. The jacking system used
on
some glider trailers consists of two car scissor jacks joined across the top and
bottom and with the two screws also joined (welded end to end in some cases) so
that they both rise or lower together. This makes them very stable and may
adapt
to the two wheel dolly if the axle was across the bottom of the jacks. I am not
sure if my description is good enough for you to picture it - let me know if it
is
not enough.
Best wishes,
John.
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