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To change tires, you place a jack under each wing at the jack points and add a tail weight or sling the engine with a engine hoist.
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The Chicago air & water show is pretty cool, but the true largest worldwide aviation "Event" is at Oshkosh WI every year. You can check it out at
www.airventure.org My daughter and I have flown in for the last 7 out of 8 years. Pretty cool, fly in and camp with the plane.
I have a Continental TSIO-360 engine in my Mooney M20K model
Porsche did have a joint project with Mooney in 1988. It did not go well! The Porsche powered plane was slower than the other models and had a major premium of about $70K. Porsche's stubborn position caused the failure. They even insisted on a 11 blade fan to cool an engine, while robbing HP while air is being shoved into the engine at 170KTS/200MPH. Porsche offered to upgrade the motors to a non Porsche motor while contributing $70K of the 100K bill. Many jumped at the chance, then a hurricane destroyed the conversion building and Porsche decided to get rid of the rest of their liability by destroying all spare parts. The engine was a built on the 930 case, but a non turbo. Google Porsche Mooney, PFM or Mooney M20L for more info.
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