New Kid on the Block

Vini the wrench · Post by **Vini the wrench** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:12 pm

Hello everyone, name's Vince. I'm an M1/M2 engineer currently employed at Sunwest Home Aviation in CYYC. I have 8 years experience on a very diverse fleet of aircraft and am currently endorsed on the Hawker 800XP. Feel free to ask questions or comment. Ciao

SPINNY · Post by **SPINNY** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:35 pm

HOW DOES THE SIDE STAY WORK ON THE HAWKER?

KISS_MY_TCAS · Post by **KISS_MY_TCAS** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:18 pm

Is G. Kovacs still employed at Sunwest as an AME?

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:34 am

Welcome aboard

Vini the wrench · Post by **Vini the wrench** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:23 pm

G. Kovacs is now a crew chief with our organization. Good job Gabe!

As for the Hawker side-stay, the operation is as follows:
1. With the gear down and locked and handle selected up, the initial hyd. actuator movement unlocks the down-lock. (gear leg doesn't move)
2. Once unlocked, the actuator moves the leg up into the well. The side-stay folds into a relatively small package so it doesn't take up too much space.(Hence it's complex design)
3. Extension of the gear is reverse of the above.
4. The side-stay is also designed so that when the gear is extended the chrome ram on the actuator is retracted protecting it from the elements.
The operation is almost identical to the gear of a Navajo.