Chorse6 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Where do the supports insert on the wings when A-6 have their wings folded? Can't seem to find a good resources that shows where they go. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 See if you can get this Dropbox link to work. These pics are of an EA-6B, but should be the same for all A-6s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 10 hours ago, mrvark said: See if you can get this Dropbox link to work. These pics are of an EA-6B, but should be the same for all A-6s. Thanks - worked for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Sorry for the delay. Worked for me as well. Thank you! Should be what I need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul O'R Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 The struts are called "jury struts". They would normally be removed by the ground crew before the pilot showed up for his walk-around. They travelled with the aircraft to cover the eventuality of the aircraft landing at an airfield/ ship other than its own. Paul O'Reilly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Paul O'R said: The struts are called "jury struts". They would normally be removed by the ground crew before the pilot showed up for his walk-around. They travelled with the aircraft to cover the eventuality of the aircraft landing at an airfield/ ship other than its own. Paul O'Reilly I don't think the struts traveled with the aircraft, they were about 5 to 6 feet long and to my knowledge there is no place in the aircraft to store them. When the maintenance department of the squadron went on detachment or deployment that struts were put in the pack-up and went with all the tools/parts. If the aircraft went on a cross-country flight by itself the struts did not travel with the aircraft, there was no place to put them in the aircraft. On the ship the struts were used when the aircraft was in the hanger bay and the only time I saw them used on the flight deck was when we went to heavy weather tie down (21 chains on the aircraft) and when the aircraft was going to take an elevator ride during heavy seas. They were not installed while the aircraft was on the flight deck during normal ops. Respectfully, GW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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