FredG

Not sure if this 1955 video has been posted here before but even if it was I think it's worth reposting. There's some interesting T&E stuff in here. But, it has some stats/limits that I've never seen like a cruise ceiling of 40,000'.

Also, the model of the nose ski looks just about like the finished product.

Enjoy! FredG

Fryguy...The intent of the caution your talking about is to prevent 'undue' stress on the individual tracks/shelf brackets because the strut supporting structure is stronger when the two gears are connected. The Herk landing gear achilles heel has always been side stresses - its engineered to withstand really hard landings, but the oversize wheels really has tremendous leverage on the supporting structure when turning/maneuvering. While there could be movement from people working on top, your just not going to have the same stresses as moving the airplane.

Chock the individual tires (F & and if management is still concerned, come up with a splint, as HercMX was talking about. Management is overreacting in this situation. Good luck!

Hi Tiny, I found your wing thread really interesting. But, I tried to open your pdf files and couldn't. Might be a MAC thing, I don't know. I'd buy you a beer next time your in Tucson if you could email them to me ([email protected]). Hopefully you like beer... Thanks, FredG

The AMP program (or the rumors) has been around forever. I remember the Navy was supposed to have some model-Ts done and it was going to cost $5 mil - ten years ago. My how the price has increased ($15.4 mil).