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Originally Posted by afterburn 549
I did not notice a lot said about cutter pins , safety wire! Not even slippage paint !
Probably not going to around long enough for a nut to back off was the thought ?
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You may not have noticed there were a few references to cotter pins and clevis pins and some references to 'non-slip' nuts.
Indeed a good piece of engineering, to allow the job to be done in less than ideal conditions.
My thought was: How did experienced crew chiefs modify this protocol to make things go faster?
Did they have shallow pits in place with blocks to fill in once the landing gear was tested?
I could imagine using the same base/support structure over and making a mini-assembly line. Lots of lumber left over to make shelters and partitions.
Something else I never knew about was the flywheel starter system you see the ground crews cranking on towards the end.
Thanks for posting
Les