REMEMBER! always use jack stands, don't rely on your jack!

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 12/19/2013 at 10:36 • Filed to: None

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disregard the clickbait header, just a cool video of C-5 landing gear retracting then unretracting... extending? erecting? coming out? wheel dropping? mic dropping? party bus? much doge, so wheels, very what were we talking about?

http://theaviationist.com/2013/12/17/c-5…

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 10:36

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but those are some BIG jackstands, ammiright? *awkward wink*

I'm always tense as I lower my car onto stands, imagine the tension as you lower a plane onto them!

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 10:53

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Can't believe it spins like that.

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 10:59

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That's an unusual retraction kinematic.

It always catches me off guard to notice how loud the gear retraction is, especially the door shut. I mean sure, you hear it on a plane but when it's being drowned out by the engines it doesn't seem so bad. On the ground with the engines off it's really loud.

MonkeePuzzle > Jayhawk Jake 12/19/2013 at 11:02

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yeah, planes make some seriously loud clunks bangs and whirs that will throw a new flyer off. My kids were plenty excited asking what each sound was when they flew, but I bet nervous flyers are just panicking at each one

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 11:26

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There are some things I wouldn't dare point out to people nervous about flying.

I once noticed the wing skins on the 717 buckling. They sort of wrinkle under load. I'm sure it's designed to be safe, but if you didn't know that it would be terrifying.

MonkeePuzzle > Jayhawk Jake 12/19/2013 at 11:35

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always amusing when you hear folks commenting on the repairs they see out their tiny window when ground personnel are adding what APPEARS to be just shiny duct tape to the plane

NaturallyAspirated > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 15:38

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The planes I worked on had jack pads that you would bolt on to the appropriate point on the airframe when you needed to life the plane. The pads had a spherical base, and the top of the jacks had a cup shape, so once you had them lined up, they stayed put. The jacks we used were hydraulic jacks that could be pinned for safety, so separate jack stands weren't necessary.

MonkeePuzzle > NaturallyAspirated 12/19/2013 at 15:41

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you had me at "The planes I worked on"

I don't have a cool job *kicks rocks*

NaturallyAspirated > MonkeePuzzle 12/19/2013 at 15:45

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Well, to be fair they were fairly small planes by most standards. Most of my experience is on the DeHavilland Canada "Dash 8," although I have worked on DHC-6 "Twin Otters," too.