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Utah Soaring Association                                                                                                                     Pilatus B-4 

 

 

                                Rigging and De-Rigging

 

Utah Soaring Association 

 

Rev. 00 

 

 

12/2018 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilatus B-4 

Procedures for safe assembly and dis-assembly of 

the glider 

(Trailer 6) 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for B-4

Page 1: ...Utah Soaring Association Pilatus B 4 Rigging and De Rigging Utah Soaring Association Rev 00 12 2018 Pilatus B 4 Procedures for safe assembly and dis assembly of the glider Trailer 6 ...

Page 2: ...e dolly forward Remove the lower pin securing the trailer bed tilting mechanism immediately below and behind the scissor jack that tilts the trailer box A hammer and a brass drift punch will be found in the box on the floor in the front of the trailer Use these tools to remove the pin do not hammer directly on the pin with the hammer always use the brass drift punch Use the crank also found in tha...

Page 3: ...d turtle deck cover and position in a safe place well away from the working area suggest alongside the right side of the trailer Clean up the wing attach fittings on the fuselage to remove old grease and collected road dirt And and getting just bit ahead here clean those same fittings on the wing spars Clean and lightly grease the assembly pins white lithium Lubriplate and have ready to hand for g...

Page 4: ...upper pin hole on each main spar into proper alignment with the top center fixture hole in the fuselage Visual alignment is pretty easy and straight forward Use the white plastic pop cycle stick to achieve final alignment when this assembly tool easily slides through the hole and while holding the wingtips steady remove pop cycle and insert the large T handled pin Install the drag spar pins if not...

Page 5: ...r top and safety clips through the latches on the forward end Note Installation of this turtle deck is probably the most awkward part of the whole assembly process At least two people required and three is better Biggest challenge seems to be proper alignment of the overlapping sheet metal panels at the forward end of the turtle deck Install the canopy Tape turtle deck and wing roots Move all item...

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