MOONEY SECTION Vlll
MODEL M20J HANDLING, SERVICE
&
MAINTENANCE
GROUND HANDLING
For maneuvering the aircraft in close quarters, in the hangar, or on the ramp,
use the tow bar furnished with the aircraft loose equipment. The
towbar at-
taches to the nose gear crossbar. One man can move the aircraft providing
the ground surface is relatively smooth and the tires are properly inflated.
When no
towbar is available, or when assistance in moving the aircraft is re-
quired, push by hand:
(1)
on the wing leading edges, and
(2)
on the inboard portion of propeller
blades adjacent to the propeller hub. Towing by tractor or other powered
equipment is NOT RECOMMENDED.
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CAUTION
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Exercise care not to turn the nose wheel past its normal
swivel angle of
14
degrees either side of center. Exceeding
the turn limits shown on the turn indicator may cause
structural damage.
As a precaution against wind damage, always tie down the aircraft when
parked outside. Removable wing
tiedown eye-bolts, supplied with the loose
equipment, screw into wing receptacles marked HOIST POINT just outboard
of each main gear.
Replace these eyebolts with jack point fixtures when it is necessary to lift the
aircraft with jacks. The tail tiedown point is part of the tail skid.
To tie down the aircraft:
a. Park the airplane facing the wind.
b. Fasten the co-pilot seat belt through the
flight control wheel. Pull seat belt snug
so flight controls are immobilized.
c. Fasten strong ground-anchored chain or rope to the installed wing
tiedown eyebolts, and place wheel chocks fore and aft of each wheel.
d. Fasten a strong ground-anchored chain or rope through the tail skid.
JACKING
When it is necessary to raise the aircraft off the ground:
a.
Install jack points in tiedown mounting holes outboard of each main gear.
b.
Use standard aircraft jacks at both wing hoist points (wing
tiedown
eyebolt receptacles) outboard of the main gears. While holding jack point in
place, raise jack to firmly contact jack point.
REV.B 6-12-87
ISSUED 6-2-86
8-3
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