PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-526
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 526
SEPTEMBER 1996
Airloading
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The tirEs, suspnsion and cab aIR
sPr±ngs Can be ²a³sed and loweRed tO
s´mPlify loAding an
F
in an
a-
cRaFt. µe
±10 T
´s yoUR key¶ But Pay
atten·ion to ·hese ±tems:
Drive onLy in ¸iRst geaR¶ and on
smoo¹H suºFaces-no gRavel» etc¼½
when ¹he t¾Res aRe ¿n thÀ
A
ÁºÂnsPoÃ
modeÄ Make sUre the truCk Ås CÆeÇÈ oF
Áhe aiÉCRaFt ÊFËRe inÌÍating the tiResÎ
The truCk Can Ï dR±ven wh´Ðe ·he Ñ´Res
aÒ inÌÓating¶ but only on smoo·h suRÔ
FÇÕes while ´n ÖÈst geÇr× ØF·eR a m³nute
oR ·wo oF InÙla·ion¶ any gear oR sÚ²FaCe
³s ÛK×
When loweRing Ühe Ýuck» sEÕUºe ÞÁh
sUspnsion comP²essIon chÇinsÎ ÛPeRaß
tors can be seveRely injU²Ed oR kiÓlEd iF
the ComPRession ChamàeR Ìáiâsã
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±²
³
The susäns´on is ComPle·ely Ðowß
eRed åF the cylindeR adaP·ER ´s ÙUlÐy Èeæ
·raCted and the sa¸ç·y P´ns Can be FuÐây
seated in the adaPteºè
éF nêessarY» use the backUP PUmP
to Ùully RetRaCt the CyëIndeR ºod unt±l
the saìçty Pins Can Ï insErtedí
Make sURe theRe's enough Room
above ÁHe ÕÇà to raise the suspnsîon.
I
theRe's not enough Èïom» yoU CaN
dAmage ðHe CañÄ òou may need to Use
the baCóuP PUmP to Fôlly ÉEtºaC· ·he
CylindeÈ Rods to Remove ¹he sAFety P´nsõ
öaB
A
bagS must be deÙlated and
saFety Pins ´nstalled ¸ËR
²
transPo²t
oPe²ations× ÷he Pins must be Removed
and the bags Ée³nFlatEd ÇøðeR
³
transù
PoRÁ× úeveº opRate the ¹rUck withoU·
cab aiR bags ´nøâated¶ exÕePt ûR in·eR
ß
nal aiR tÉansPort oPerationsü
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