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lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:26 am
by fly dakota
wondering about lifting rings that are on top of the plane if they have a formal name i have been googleing it but havent had any luck
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:15 am
by ronjenx
In the parts manual, it's called an "eyebolt", part of the "hoisting provision".
Which model 170 do you have?
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:49 am
by fly dakota
my plane is a 1950 170A #19603 w/180 ly
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:07 pm
by hungstart
I may be wrong, but I seem to remember that they were part of the floatplane option. If you saw one with the four eyebolts you knew that it had the floatplane option.
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 1:36 pm
by GAHorn
fly dakota wrote:my plane is a 1950 170A #19603 w/180 ly
It was not "part of" the floatplane kit, but was commonly chosen by floatplane operators from an option for all aircraft.
See page 122 of your C170A IPC:
- click to ENLARGE "Hoisting Provisions" Pg 122 C170A IPC
(The same Hoisting Provisions were also optional for 170B aircraft, See pg 162 of that IPC.)
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:56 pm
by hungstart
durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:02 pm
by GAHorn
hungstart wrote:durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.
HA Ha Ha! (I KNOW you're only joking... at least I HOPE no one thinks I'm so critical or mean-spirited.) No critcism intended.
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 3:26 pm
by canav8
gahorn wrote:hungstart wrote:durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.
HA Ha Ha! (I KNOW you're only joking... at least I HOPE no one thinks I'm so critical or mean-spirited.) No critcism intended.
George spanks everyone, that's his job, sad thing is he likes it.
lol Doug
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:46 pm
by hilltop170
If safely lifting the plane is the subject of this thread, hydraulic jacks are the best way. Two of them placed under the landing gearbox bolts jacked up together will positively lift the plane with no wobble or fear of damaging the plane due to swinging from an eyebolt or the jack slipping off of a springy gear leg. They won't work for installing floats but they will for just about every other reason to pick up the plane.
$180ea = cheap insurance to insure safe lifting.
http://aircraftjacks.com/
dba KHWMI Aircraft Jacks
Know-Howe Weld & Machine, Inc.
1020 Glen Road
Newport, MN 55055
Call Toll-Free: 1-888-625-2257
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Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:05 am
by fly dakota
where would be the best place to find an IPC i dont have one or is there a web page a guy could find it thanx
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:07 am
by N2255D
fly dakota wrote:where would be the best place to find an IPC i dont have one or is there a web page a guy could find it thanx
on line at
http://www.micro-tools.com/pdf/cessna/
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 7:45 am
by Blue4
Does anyone have a reasonably-priced source for these eyebolts? I've heard they're exorbitant. In pilot-speak that means they cost WAYYYY too much.
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:25 pm
by ronjenx
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 10:39 pm
by DWood
Now for some tongue in cheek humor
Since these are from Tractor Supply Company, does that make them TSC'd in lieu of STC'd?
Dan
Re: lifting a plane
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 3:36 pm
by GAHorn
DWood wrote:Now for some tongue in cheek humor
Since these are from Tractor Supply Company, does that make them TSC'd in lieu of STC'd?
Dan
DAN! You just envented a hole pneu port man too!