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Rick's 140 project, page 2:  

The fuselage sling, and removal of the gearbox structure (click for larger images):


Rick tests the new sling fixture,
inspired by the Cessna 100-series
service manual (early version)

Rick used a strap that he
found on the side of the road.

The fuselage in the sling.

A fixture was added to brace
the front end during gearbox
removal

The gearbox structure, before
removal.

The gearbox structure, seen
from below after drilling out
the two side plates and the
part that wraps around the
bottom of the fuselage.
tn_missing_gearbox.jpg (4283 bytes)
This is a big step:  The gearbox
has been removed, leaving one
big hole.
tn_greg_gearbox.jpg (4269 bytes)
Greg holding the gearbox
structure after removing from
the fuselage.
tn_gearbox.jpg (4241 bytes)
The gearbox structure.  Rick needs
to replace the two large bulkheads
that hold the thing together.

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