Ground handling
Ground towing
Either use a rope or other non-metallic cable from the nose hook with
someone walking with the wing tip, or
Use a tow bar connected to the tail dolly and a ‘wing walker’ with a sprung
wheel (or someone walking with the wingtip).
CAUTION: Never tow the aircraft faster than walking pace.
WARNING: Do not push or pull on the wingtips.
Supporting area for road transport
1. Fuselage:
• Tail skid or tail wheel (with tail wheel faring removed)
• Main wheel
• Shell in front of landing gear, minimum length of support 300 mm
2. Wing:
• Main spar at main pin hole closest to the root rib
• Skin at root rib, minimum width of support 150 mm
• Skin at 7.5 m, minimum width of support 250 mm
3. Tailplane:
• Anywhere on the skin, minimum width of support 80 mm
WARNING: The flaperon sandwich construction can be damaged if
excessive force is used and should be handled with
care.
WARNING: The removable tail wheel faring can be damaged if not
removed for road transport
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