Air-bagging & Jacking DG (6th-8th October 2005)
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Air bags under the starboard wing lift Delta Golf to enable fitting of the landing gear |
Air bags under the fuselage |
As the air bags inflate the jacks are raised to take the weight of the cradle |
The air bag control trailer |
The smaller jacks are disconnected |
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The smaller jacks are removed |
The jacks supports under the wing ready for the large Concorde jacks to be attached |
The first of the large jacks is maneuvered under the starboard wing |
The next jack is maneuvered under the port wing |
The two rear jacks waiting to be aligned with supports under the wing |
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The rear of DG supported by air bags |
The port wing of DG supported by air bags |
The rear jacks in postion and attached to DG |
One of the large forward jacks waiting to be positioned |
The first of the forward jacks is positioned under the cradle that supports the forward fuselage |
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All four large jacks now supporting DG |
The forward half of DG now sitting at about three quarters full height |
The forward half of DG now sitting at about three quarters full height |
Delta Golf's port wing nearly at full height |
The rear half of DG sitting on the jacks at near full height |
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The rear half of DG sitting on the jacks |
The rear half of DG sitting on the jacks |
The nose gear hangs on the winch waiting to be fitted |
The forward fuselage jacked up to near full height |
The proper Concorde nose gear fitted to Delta Golf for the first time since the 1980's |
Photographs Copyright © Neil Walker 2005
