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It's in Houston. Once the wings are off, we will tow the entire fuselage minus what we call the "48 section" (basically the section behind the aft pressure bulkhead, where the horizontal and vertical stabilizers mount) down the road as one piece on a rather large flatbed.
The "tools" my co-worker and I design that are visible in the photo are the large cradle replacing the nose gear, and the cradles under the wings. Other "tools" that will be used include a transportation cradle for the h-stab (which will be left in one piece), a similar cradle for the v-stab, a bunch of fixtures that hold and locate various power-feed drill setups for drilling out fasteners, locations for additional reinforcements, all of the tether fittings, and stuff like that.
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
Last edited by Jeff Higgins; 03-21-2014 at 09:18 AM..
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